tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829453287508418737.post5337869460507515995..comments2023-05-08T16:21:57.297+01:00Comments on Girl in the Moon: Round and round the gallery...Katie Birkwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430148493526943528noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829453287508418737.post-51921945144768904192010-10-02T17:16:01.313+01:002010-10-02T17:16:01.313+01:00Yes - I'm normally that sort of person too, un...Yes - I'm normally that sort of person too, unless there's something that *really* grabs me, in which I'll read half a line of text, look at the art, read another half a line, and neither really take in the text or take enough time to enjoy something I really like.<br /><br />I really was surprised by how much I didn't mind the hands-off text. It's made me reconsider the way I write labels for exhibitions I organise. I've been arguing with myself - maybe we need lots of text because our exhibits are books, and they're all about text, and they all have such interesting provenance etc... But I wonder if I couldn't let some of those speak for themselves, as well.Katie Birkwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16430148493526943528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829453287508418737.post-10793255865262869512010-09-30T18:32:45.018+01:002010-09-30T18:32:45.018+01:00Interesting!
I have to admit that I (much to the ...Interesting!<br /><br />I have to admit that I (much to the distress of my wife!) spend as much time reading the information about artworks as I do looking at the art. I imagine it's a different experience to look at these things without so much context...<br /><br />RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com