Comments on: Frida for Sale Part III: Poet and writer Lorena Duarte muses on Frida consumption. http://blogs.walkerart.org/ecp/2007/11/30/frida-sale-part-iii-poet-writer/ Walker Art Center Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:23:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Kathleen Laurila http://blogs.walkerart.org/ecp/2007/11/30/frida-sale-part-iii-poet-writer/#comment-49578 Kathleen Laurila Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:16:49 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/ecp/2007/11/30/frida-sale-part-iii-poet-writer/#comment-49578 I, too, agree with the thoughts related about the occasional consumers of art. As I walked through the exhibition I found myself observing the viewers as much as the art. Do they really understand any of it or is it because of the People Magazine and movie fame? But, as I used to tell the folks at my church, "open up the doors to the community for their particular use, and they may come back for the 'real thing' another time." I teach art and architecture history to evening students preparing to work in the field of interior design. Naturally, most of them are mid-career changers, so they've around for a while. But hardly a one has ever visited the Walker or any other art museum -- although they can quote the names of Frieda, Monet, FL Wright and Warhol. I, too, agree with the thoughts related about the occasional consumers of art. As I walked through the exhibition I found myself observing the viewers as much as the art. Do they really understand any of it or is it because of the People Magazine and movie fame? But, as I used to tell the folks at my church, “open up the doors to the community for their particular use, and they may come back for the ‘real thing’ another time.”

I teach art and architecture history to evening students preparing to work in the field of interior design. Naturally, most of them are mid-career changers, so they’ve around for a while. But hardly a one has ever visited the Walker or any other art museum — although they can quote the names of Frieda, Monet, FL Wright and Warhol.

]]> By: Regina http://blogs.walkerart.org/ecp/2007/11/30/frida-sale-part-iii-poet-writer/#comment-48440 Regina Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:59:16 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/ecp/2007/11/30/frida-sale-part-iii-poet-writer/#comment-48440 Very insightful, as a poet/writer I agree with the observation of consumer driven consumption of Frida, as well as other artists. It does our "patron consumers" benefit to have a mirror held up to them to reflect and examine their motives of consumption. Very insightful, as a poet/writer I agree with the observation of consumer driven consumption of Frida, as well as other artists. It does our “patron consumers” benefit to have a mirror held up to them to reflect and examine their motives of consumption.

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