Last week a contemporary art enthusiast visited our class to discuss his new club in Toronto. The mission: To make GOOD Art accessible to ordinary people & give a 'behind the scenes' look into the art scene. For a bargain price of $200, members are invited to exclusive displays, lectures with the artist & visit to the artists' studio. Sounds like a great deal, and I nearly joined. I won't share the name of the individual, nor his club, as the following is a one-sided, somewhat scathing review of his talk.
The lecture was a BIG fail.
He began with a disclaimer - that he was biased toward visual art. Fine. Understood. He then proceeded to systematically insult me in every possible way. From claiming that philanthropists only donate to the art because their profession isn't important, therefore they will only be remembered by having their name written on the side of a building.
To looking down his nose at those of us who "cannot name even 5 contemporary artists" (TRUE) and that we likely don't have worthy art collections "how many of you own a piece of art worth more than $1000?" (NOPE).
To his disdain for Leslieville who voted against a Wal-Mart development in their neighbourhood. "Instead of a beautiful shopping centre, the neighbourhood will be getting car dealerships. It's a real shame."
The point of this rant is to share that you can now enjoy visual art, for the bargain price of FREE! Google has launched Art Project
Granted, you will not be able to visit the artists' studio (most of the artists are dead after all), however, you may ENJOY the works from home, with little scathing remarks from snotty art critics. There is nothing like the real thing (believe me, anytime I travel, I always visit the museums), but if you like art, but not enough to be insulted by your lack of knowledge, this is a great entry point. Well done Google!
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