I am a fan of a well written paragraph or two that gives me some insight to what I'm seeing. I don't want it to explain every nuance, and I don't want to be told what to feel about it, but I do want to know what led the artist to create the particular body of work I see before me. In other words: give me some dots, and I'll connect them as I view the work.
Given the number of artists, with their proportionately greater number of images and exhibitions, blog and websites, I think we do need some key elements to help us get through the thicket: a few well-selected images and a cogent statement that will help a gallery write an informative press release.
And here's the corollary issue: the crappy press releases that come from many galleries.
Given the number of artists, with their proportionately greater number of images and exhibitions, blog and websites, I think we do need some key elements to help us get through the thicket: a few well-selected images and a cogent statement that will help a gallery write an informative press release.
And here's the corollary issue: the crappy press releases that come from many galleries.