It s generally not a passive experience. There s a whole range, you see. We want to make challenging art accessible, but at the same time we want to do shows that are relevant to people. I think we need art more than ever now. As we enter the 21st century we are becoming more and more consumed with material issues.
Art is an antidote to the materialism that is so rampant.
I was brought on with a mandate to ramp up in-house exhibitions and publications. There was a perception that we were a venue museum, a museum that mostly takes shows from elsewhere. So I was brought in as someone who could dream up exhibitions and carry them forward. And my publication experience was important. So we ve dramatically stepped up our publication program.