Arden Reed on ‘slow art’
Visitors walk near Edward Hopper's (1882-1967) oil painting "Nighthawks."
When we look at a painting, or a photograph, or an art installation in a museum, we spend just seconds looking at it. Is that enough time to really get it?
Professor Arden Reed doesn’t think so. He has taken a long, slow look at visual art and how we experience it in his new book, “Slow Art.”
Reed explains his approach, drawing examples from painting, music and installation art. It turns out “slow art” can even be found in unexpected places — like pop songs by Justin Bieber!
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Edward Hopper, “Nighthawks” (1942)
James Turrell “The Kielder Skyspace” (2000)
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