Logic of the Collection living and Diana Thater

and Diana Thater

Dutch photographer Bertien van Manen has created intimate and poignant photographs of commonplace scenes

La Muralla Roja or Abraxas

Mirishahe Syla

Logic of the Collection living and Diana ThaterIn modernity, the museum was the institution that made art accessible to the broader public. An artwork was collected if it was considered beautiful, passionate, engaged, or criticaland primarily if it was deemed historically relevant. moreBut today, with the total availability and saturation of images, the museum has lost its privileged status as the exclusive place for the display of art. In our age of digital media, how is a particular artwork