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Den vita kubens levnad : historia och nutid av konstutställningsformen den vita kuben ur ett museologiskt utställningsdesigns- och besökarperspektiv

Sjörén, Therese LU (2010) ABMM63 20101
Division of ALM and Digital Cultures
Abstract
The exhibition form ”the white cube” has become a convention in the design of art exhibitions, which has its foundation in the modernism‟s ideal where the artwork was meant to speak for itself. The convention has become such as the information about the work of arts doesn‟t belong on the walls because it then might disrupt and take over the experience of the work of art‟s visual appearance. The aim of this thesis is to put light on this art exhibition form, through a museological art exhibition design and viewer perspective. The white cube‟s life will primarily be drawn from a present time perspective, using interviews with five visitors and two artists. The analysis will also be related to the white cube‟s historical context. As the aim... (More)
The exhibition form ”the white cube” has become a convention in the design of art exhibitions, which has its foundation in the modernism‟s ideal where the artwork was meant to speak for itself. The convention has become such as the information about the work of arts doesn‟t belong on the walls because it then might disrupt and take over the experience of the work of art‟s visual appearance. The aim of this thesis is to put light on this art exhibition form, through a museological art exhibition design and viewer perspective. The white cube‟s life will primarily be drawn from a present time perspective, using interviews with five visitors and two artists. The analysis will also be related to the white cube‟s historical context. As the aim says, this thesis won‟t result in clear answers. Instead I want to shed light upon the white cube and start a discussion of this convention within art museum, taking in account the visitors‟ experience of this lack of information in the form.
Master‟s thesis in museology, ALM-program at the University of Lund, Sweden. (Less)
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author
Sjörén, Therese LU
supervisor
organization
course
ABMM63 20101
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
ABM, exhibition design, museologi, ALM, Malmö Konstmuseum, Luc Tuymans, museum, Moderna museet, art exhibition, museology, the white cube
language
Swedish
id
1612837
date added to LUP
2010-11-17 09:57:01
date last changed
2014-04-11 14:16:29
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  abstract     = {{The exhibition form ”the white cube” has become a convention in the design of art exhibitions, which has its foundation in the modernism‟s ideal where the artwork was meant to speak for itself. The convention has become such as the information about the work of arts doesn‟t belong on the walls because it then might disrupt and take over the experience of the work of art‟s visual appearance. The aim of this thesis is to put light on this art exhibition form, through a museological art exhibition design and viewer perspective. The white cube‟s life will primarily be drawn from a present time perspective, using interviews with five visitors and two artists. The analysis will also be related to the white cube‟s historical context. As the aim says, this thesis won‟t result in clear answers. Instead I want to shed light upon the white cube and start a discussion of this convention within art museum, taking in account the visitors‟ experience of this lack of information in the form.
Master‟s thesis in museology, ALM-program at the University of Lund, Sweden.}},
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  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Den vita kubens levnad : historia och nutid av konstutställningsformen den vita kuben ur ett museologiskt utställningsdesigns- och besökarperspektiv}},
  year         = {{2010}},
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