2.24.2008
I went to the Uffizi the other day to spend some time with Leonardo's Annunciation before I gave a presentation on it in class. The museum was crowded but I stayed in front of the painting for at least 15 minutes. I was very focused and very serious. As I was walking out of the museum, casually passing by Botticelli's, Michelangelo's and some of the other most important artwork from the Italian Renaissance, a little girl about 7 years old said, "wow, thank god that's over!" It definitely shot my emotions to hell, but it was the funniest goddamn thing I have heard in a long time!
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very focused and very serious. is that how we should approach art? as in, "i am here, that is art, i am here looking at art." the problem with that view is that it makes art time and place specific: at the museum or gallery during its hours of operation. when it comes to classical works, i don't think this attitude is a problem at all. but if this is our consistent approach, we won't notice art in the unconventional places of our everyday lives—any kind of art. so be careful out there, lexi.
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