This post caught my eye. Some very interesting points are made regarding the value of creating art within the "confines" of an institution as opposed to all by one's lonesome, as has been the recent trend, spurred on by the likes of YouTube and MySpace et al.
Douglas McLennan writes in his blog, diacritical:
There's lots of debating to be done about whether we need large
institutions to report news. But a similar question can also be asked
about the arts. The 1990s was a decade of arts institutionalization in
America. Smaller theatres became larger theatres. Mid-size museums
became bigger museums. And symphony orchestras expanded.
The
internet has decentralized the arts. People make art online, compose
and record music and make movies in home studios, Massive online
multiplayer games have changed the ways we think about narrative.
Personal digital players have changed the ways audiences consume art.
Read the full post here.
