“The aim of the project is to explore the effects (psychical and physical) of contemporary art on the art user. Under the impression that there is a communication problem in observing contemporary art, PP initiated this project.(Each field of art has its own restricted public, museums and galleries are usually very good tourist attraction, but are they really a place of art? What is the space of contemporary art creation? What does observing mean in the today’s vigilant society? We live in a transparent society where everything can be observed. Artists observing art observers.) Research also includes recognition of the structure of the ‘art users’ group, and the effect of art institutions on all this.The effects of art are explored through a series of interviews and questionnaires, documented with photo, audio and video material. The research results are presented as an art piece Data collected during the work on the project are constantly processed, and presented through the web site with audio and sound data.
Project phases:
- november-december 2000. Knoll gallery, Budapest, Hungary.
Rating for the ‘Art Users Manual’ - December 2000. Mucsarnok museum, Budapest, Hungary
Observation, Interviews, In-depth Questionnaires - December 2000. ‘Gallup’ survey on the national level, Hungary
- on line questionnaire
- ‘International Meetings’
The research is based on the premises of sociology and social psychology. The Project was carried out with the collaboration of the professionals in the field of sociology and research consulting ( Thomas Carson, Gallup research company, Suvet Gandore media research company). They provided all necessary equipment and the processing of data. This presents and inter disclipinary exchange of ideas and procedures.” (citation from the website)
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