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Ashmolean Museum

Neue Nationalgalerie

Bagnols-sur-Cèze Townhall

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Juan B. Castagnino Museum of Fine Art

Montreal Museum of Fine Art

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  1. ZAugust 26, 2024 at 11:01 AM

    These all look fabulous. Especially the Nationalgalerie in Berlin, which I wasn't familiar with. Have you been to these?

    Here's a handy resource I've relied on in the past as well:

    https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/

    A reflection on art galleries: they're among my favorite places to visit, but do you ever feel a sense of 'masterpiece overstimulation' when visiting a gallery? There have been times when I've spent a full day at one, taking in one breathtaking work of genius after another, until-- at the end of the visit-- I'm overwhelmed by the amount of era-defining mastery I've imbibed. Drunk from the heights of human achievement. In the past, even just seeing a single Rembrandt or Matisse might satisfy for a lifetime-- while I stand surrounded by thousands of such paintings.

    Nikos Kazantzakis said, "I once saw a bee drown in honey, and I understood." That's what I feel like inside of art galleries.

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    1. AnonymousAugust 28, 2024 at 7:23 PM

      I could see that.

      As for myself, no, I haven’t been to those listed.

      And I often find myself wondering whether or not the artist would be happy to have their piece displayed in such a way.

      There’s a certain point where art is no longer about the artist or the artist’s intentions, so much as it is about societies' perceptions of it or its political pull.

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    2. ZAugust 29, 2024 at 6:48 AM

      Sushi has sliced ginger to help cleanse your palette between bites. There isn't really an art museum equivalent to sliced ginger, though…

      Another neat online art resource I've enjoyed:

      https://youtu.be/83ggxS21mFM?si=4JfQgHSLRt9tfC7l

      This whole channel has some excellent videos that could get at your question about how these artists may have wanted their art displayed.

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