When one environment goes around another, the old one becomes ar… — The Museum as Large-Room Pinball Machine, Marshall McLuhan, Harley Parker, and Museum Professionals, 1967, full transcript of a seminar at the City Museum of New York, October 9-10, 1967, edited by William Buxton, published by U. of Alberta Press, 2026, p 149

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When one environment goes around another, the old one becomes art. When you put any object inside another environment, it becomes a work of art. When it goes intoa. Museum, it becomes a work of art. After all, there are objects of everyday use that are now in the museum, and when they’re in the museum they become works of art.

The Museum as Large-Room Pinball Machine, Marshall McLuhan, Harley Parker, and Museum Professionals, 1967, full transcript of a seminar at the City Museum of New York, October 9-10, 1967, edited by William Buxton, published by U. of Alberta Press, 2026, p 149

Quote #514

Year: 1967

Chapters: Art, Artists | Environment

↪ Also at #2115