Thomas Struth (photo 1) and Fred Wilson (photo 2) are artists who problematize the traditional practices of the art museum. Struth's photographs, even though they capture the moment of interaction with a work of art and provide us with visual data about what happens in that exact moment, they remain silent and mysterious by emphasizing our impossibility of knowing what actually happens in the visitor's mind in that exact moment or the degree in which the interaction is successful. Fred Wilson is taking the role of the curator and reconstructs museum exhibits aiming to present the invisible. Specifically, he wishes to present those narratives that remain silent in the museum space and alert the visitor to the unspoken histories or perspectives.
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Interesting to know.
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