Eye Level
Eye Level is the new blog for the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Its a trend that is taking hold in the art world and makes perfect business and community sense. It introduces people to the work that they have in their museum, as well as exhibitions that are happening. Blogs, and especially when you use RSS, are a fantastic way to keep up with whats new.
To introduce the site they write "Eye Level is a blog produced by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The name Eye Level imparts a sense of clarity to which the blog aspires. The name refers to the physical experience of viewing art, but it also plays on the many roles and perspectives that make a museum a reality—roles that will come into focus here. The title also alludes to works from the museum’s collection: to give one example, in the 1820s, it was fashionable to carry a miniature portrait of a lover’s eyeball.
Using the museum’s collection as a touchstone, the conversation at Eye Level will be dedicated to American art and the ways in which the nation’s art reflects its history and culture. The discussion will extend beyond the walls of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection to include other collections, exhibitions, and events. Eye Level will also document the extraordinary collaboration between curators, conservators, handlers, historians, enthusiasts, critics, exhibition and new media designers, and of course bloggers that has motivated the past and present of American art history. "
I htink this will be a good blog to keep an eye on!
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