A Spectator is an Artist Too: How we Look at Art, How we Behave Around Art

Is there anything more entertaining, inspiring
and instructive than observing art? Yes, it is watching the people
interacting with this art. This book may forever change your approach to art
as it urges you to always consider both the work and the response. Because ultimately
artists create, but we - the audience - complete the picture.

‘A Spectator is an Artist Too’ is a
visual essay about human behaviour around art: what happens when we are
confronted with something immensely beautiful, challenging or puzzling? Art
historians only study objects, but how these objects are received is also
worthy of our attention.

The book also captures how art museums
are changing, as they draw increasingly diverse audiences. The way the museum
visitors responds to art is becoming more casual and creative - but also more
swift or even banal. This shift is increased by a whole new breed of
Instagram-friendly ‘museums’ worldwide, attracting experience-hungry visitors
with immersive exhibitions defined by their Instagrammability.