2024/06/07

Claire Bishop Discusses the Intersection of Attention and Aesthetics

● 07/06/2024
“Sometimes artists are being deliberately ambient and non-spectacular. And sometimes what seems appealing and fascinating turns out to be quite empty.”
– Art historian Claire Bishop, discussing the depth (or lack thereof) of different artworks. Discussing her book Disordered Attention (2024), she reveals that she asks herself “what lingers?” several days after encountering an artwork before forming an opinion.
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