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Museums as generators of viewpoints

  • Publish On 7 July 2021
  • Nicolas Bourriaud
  • 5 minutes

Though the virtualization of museums is a corollary of the health crisis, curator Nicolas Bourriaud insists on the importance of physically meeting artworks. He postulates that the museum institution cannot be fully transformed without inventing places for community life and experiences.

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