Around eight years of art-market practice have taught us to give understanding time and context. An artist’s choices, the space around a work and a viewer’s own experience all shape the encounter.
We begin with a concrete question: what did you notice first? Colour, scale, material, or the distance between the work and its surroundings? Describing an initial response, then introducing the artist and exhibition context, brings professional knowledge into a shared conversation.
Cultural chapters and exhibition records preserve these paths of looking, with clear credits for curatorial, project and venue roles. Experience begins with particular people and works.
What makes you want to stay a little longer with a work?
An editorial reflection by Sun & Chiou.
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