Just been reading that... It's unarguable that 'real' artworks have an
aura/presence that can't be duplicated, but perhaps conservative to
suggest that there can't be other kinds of 'museum experience' (myself I
actually find reading interpretive text easier online than on the wall
of a gallery). But I like the idea of the 'trifecta' (navigation,
digital object, interpretation) as something to aim for -- is there any
desirable element that's missing from that?
Danny
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Ridge Mia
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Subject: [MCG] 'I Don't Know Much About Art But I Know What's Online'
But does the author really know what's online?
This article
(http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/i_dont_know_much_about_art_but_i_k
now_whats_online.php or http://bit.ly/9SHeoY) on the ReadWriteWeb
website starts:
"No one can have a "museum experience" without stepping foot in a
museum. Let's just get that out of the way. It doesn't matter how
digitally precise your online version of "The Forge of Vulcan" is,
tilting your head to draw the light across the raised ridges of paint is
not an electronically duplicable experience. That doesn't mean digital
art collections don't have great value. After all, art books do."
And concludes:
"No Stand Outs
The collections of museums are making their way online, if for no other
reason than they serve as a kind of advertisement. I have yet, however,
to come across an outfit, small or large, whose goal was to make their
entire collection, or even a substantial majority of it, available
online. The few that tried did not hit the trifecta of navigational
ease, resolution and information that would make it the most useful. Do
you know of one I missed? Please point us to it in the comments."
Does that sound like a fair and reasonable summary of the state of
online museum collections to you?
Cheers, Mia
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