Considering the museum as performance space

12 May 2007 - This text was performed as an audiovisual performance lecture at Walter Maashuis in the Netherlands. 2169 words.

SUMMARY

Paul Oomen discusses the function of the museum as a possible performance space. He argues that the distinctions between visual, performing and literary arts have become blurred, and the museum has lost its historic role of a place preserving art of the past. Therefore it has now become possible to re-think the museum as a free spatial structure, where any type of artistic activity can be presented to an audience. "Whether we call it installation, performance, music or whatever else, is not relevant anymore. We are simply sharing art."

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