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Q & A: Richard Koshalek
The Director of the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum predicts what the museum’s collections will hold in the next 40 years (05:10)
Produced by: Ryan R. Reed
Interview by: Marian Smith Holmes
Special Thanks to: Richard Koshalek
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Art's Bold New Direction
The director of the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum predicts how art will engage us as never before
August 2010 |
By Richard Koshalek
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Comments (4)
Fascinating video and article! I appreciate your open, nontraditinal perspective while still respecting the role of museums. We're exploring ways to use your vision as a basis for discussions among thought leaders on ways to expand notions of education - innovative approaches to instruction, use of technology within and beyond brick-and-mortar schools, instruction designed to reach diverse learners, and even virtual schools. Thank you for making an important contribution to our thinking.
Posted by Kathleen Whitmire on September 1,2010 | 12:46 PM
I salute your interest in new media and your efforts to keep up with what is happening in the artistic use of digital media and mixed media. I have been combining photography and digital manipulation for about four years, and now, I have combined that with fused glass. And as you predicted, the complexities and results are attracting new audiences. I speak on the subject of digital art frequently, usually to arts groups who ask me to justify or explain why digital manipulation of photography is art. I've built a pretty good (historical and artistic) case for it, so far and win awards from traditional judges....
but it's not always easy. Please see www.hgayallen.com for the results. The glass work will be posted this week.
Posted by H. Gay Allen on August 4,2010 | 08:10 AM
Very interesting, as all art-focused correct information is.
Very pleased to hear where the "world of art" is heading, however, slightly disappointed in no visual explanation.
I am a Painter/Fine artist, studied in Graphic Design, and very enthused with animation and accentuated items of reality. Always looking for high-lights (as in Impressionism), looking for detail (as in Portraiture), and also excited about the newest, upcoming focus on art to ex- perience witht he best of my abilities. Sculpture is right around the corner, knowing the creative spirit will bloom!
Thanks for listening, I would love to receive a reply with a visual example of the lecture. muzicalizme@hotmail.com
Posted by Lizz Dezigns on July 23,2010 | 09:43 AM
Dear Mr. Koshalek
Your article in the most recent issue of the Smithsonian talks about Jackson Pollack changing art forever. I certainly hope not. His random throwing of paint against a canvas seems more of an act of desperation from someone lacking creativity than a focused and hardworking attempt at art. Luckily, my life and the lives of people around me seem to be totally unaffected by his so called art.From my experience there is a need by untalented artists to be profound and project meaning and importance at work that is truly uninspiring and which hopefully will be soon forgotten and find its rest in some future garbage heap.
Please do not lecture us about all of the future weird attempts at art which most of us will thankfully never see or care about.
Paul Tyksinski, Kailua, Hawaii
Posted by Paul Tyksinski on July 11,2010 | 03:08 PM