http://carolineabrown.com/2009/09/cabinets-week-1-the-met-and-the-frick/ Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:44:43 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://carolineabrown.com/2009/09/cabinets-week-1-the-met-and-the-frick/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Nancy Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:57:25 +0000 http://carolineabrown.com/?p=865#comment-27 Caroline...One thing your fine review makes me think of is this: Do the audioguides mediate your experience of a place. Once I had a guide that just played jazz (maybe it was the Mondrian exhibit)...somehow the guides while showing you points of interest,etc. are also telling you how to feel and what to see. The trick is, I remember Debbie Schwartz saying, that people spend less than 30 seconds in front of a painting...so maybe the guide ups that number. I hate them except in big blockbuster show--then it does kind of shut out the crowds. How would you enhance the art-viewing experience without interfering with it or over-directing it? Funny about the Frick--many people hinted at it. It seems exclusive,implied rules and not all that welcoming. I first went there in my twenties and thought of it as a jewel...but then I was used to the fact that art was exclusive (probably why I liked it then!) How does the Met foster that lively air it has? Is it just the people? Does it begin with the carnival atmosphere on the steps? Is it only in the newer galleries...I do love the dark places too, the Byzantine, the furniture...and of course I've spent hours in the armor (son, then grandson). If you are inclined to go back it would be interesting to see what the vibe is in some of the older less flashy galleries. Caroline…One thing your fine review makes me think of is this: Do the audioguides mediate your experience of a place. Once I had a guide that just played jazz (maybe it was the Mondrian exhibit)…somehow the guides while showing you points of interest,etc. are also telling you how to feel and what to see. The trick is, I remember Debbie Schwartz saying, that people spend less than 30 seconds in front of a painting…so maybe the guide ups that number. I hate them except in big blockbuster show–then it does kind of shut out the crowds. How would you enhance the art-viewing experience without interfering with it or over-directing it?
Funny about the Frick–many people hinted at it. It seems exclusive,implied rules and not all that welcoming. I first went there in my twenties and thought of it as a jewel…but then I was used to the fact that art was exclusive (probably why I liked it then!)
How does the Met foster that lively air it has?
Is it just the people? Does it begin with the carnival atmosphere on the steps? Is it only in the newer galleries…I do love the dark places too, the Byzantine, the furniture…and of course I’ve spent hours in the armor (son, then grandson). If you are inclined to go back it would be interesting to see what the vibe is in some of the older less flashy galleries.

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