Disordered Attention: How We Look at Art and Performance Today by Claire Bishop Groundswell Speaker 2024 the less makes sense without

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Disordered Attention: How We Look at Art and Performance Today by Claire Bishop Groundswell Speaker 2024 the less makes sense withoutThe ways we encounter contemporary art and performance is changing. Installations brim with archival documents. Dances stretch for weeks. Performances last a minute. Exhibitions are spread out over thirty venues. There are endless artworks about mid century architecture and design. How are we expected to engage with today's diverse practise? Is the old model of close looking still the ideal, or has it given way to browsing, skimming, and sampling?