The Economist had a short article about overcrowded blockbuster exhibits at art museums. I can second their verdict that the crowds can be overbearing; I went to the travelling Musee d’Orsay show when it was at the High Museum (Atlanta) and have to say that even the surprising highlights of the exhibit were tainted by the throngs of people (some of whom didn’t really have any museum ettiquette) crowding around each picture. Of course, these blockbuster shows seem like the norm for the immediate future. One interesting thing: the article’s graph lists MoMA’s Gerhard Richter retrospective in the top ten. Kind of amazing, given that Richter is hardly a household name.
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