Level – Advanced
Plot – When you stand in front of a work of art in a museum or exhibition, the first two questions you normally ask yourself are 1) Do I like it? and 2) Who’s it by? When you stand in front of a work of art in an auction room or dealer’s gallery, you ask these two questions followed by others: How much is it worth? How much will it be worth in five or ten years’ time? And what will people think of me if they see it hanging on my wall?
Breakfast at Sotheby’s: An A-Z of the Art World by Philip Hook
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There is a question that has been tossed around by philosophers and art critics for decades: how much should an artist’s intention affect your interpretation of the work? Do the artist’s plans and motivations affect its meaning? Or is it completely up to the judgment of the viewer? Hayley Levitt explores the complex web of artistic inter
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Do you question your ability to talk about art in a coherent way? Here are tips for how to sound like you understand art, even if you’ve never taken a class or set foot in a museum. And please take the PBS Digital Studios survey here!:.
Thanks to our Grandmasters of the Arts Vincent Apa, Kristian von Hornsleth, Josh Thomas, and Ernest Wolfe, and all of our patrons, especially Rich Clarey, Iain Eudaily, Frame Monster Design Labora
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