Spaces of Experience

Description

Kunsthistorisch onderzoek naar het gebruik van de tentoonstellingsruimte in de periode 1800-2000 door musea en galleries in Europa en Noord-Amerika. De auteur analyseert de tentoonstellingruimte als ruimte van ervaring aan de hand van diverse theorieën van perceptie en de verschuivende opvattingen over tentoonstellingsinrichting. - This fascinating study of art gallery interiors examines the changing ideals and practices of galleries in Europe and North America from the 18th to the late 20th century. It offers a detailed account of the different displays that have been create "the colors of the background walls, lighting, furnishings, the height and density of the art works on show and it traces the different scientific, political and commercial influences that lay behind their development