Destination painting explained

A destination painting or bucket list painting is a painting that in itself may inspire cultural tourism to a museum or other destination.[1] [2] [3] Often such a work would be considered a "masterpiece". A more general characterization would be destination art.[4]

Role in museums

Collections may adopt a policy to keep a destination painting permanently on location, where visitors can expect to see it, by preventing any loan to a travelling exhibition.[5] They may also compete to acquire a potential destination painting during an art auction.[6]

Such paintings can lead to overtourism in parts of a museum where the work is displayed, leading to challenges in exhibit design.[7] [8] [9] [10] This overcrowding can be exacerbated by modern social media photography.[11] The tendency toward a crowded quick experience for major works has had a reaction in the more contemplative "slow art" movement.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boucher. Brian. 2012-07-26. Dallas's Maxwell Anderson Covets Rediscovered Leonardo. 2021-03-19. ARTnews.com. en-US.
  2. News: Farago. Jason. 2019-06-06. A Noisy Half-Hour With van Gogh's Masterpiece. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-03-19. 0362-4331.
  3. News: Farago. Jason. 2019-11-06. It's Time to Take Down the Mona Lisa. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-03-19. 0362-4331.
  4. A guide from Phaidon Press which focuses more on contemporary installation art. Web site: Destination Art: 15 Permanent Public Artworks Worth Traveling the Globe to Experience. 2021-03-19. Artspace. english.
  5. Web site: 2014-07-21. Girl with a Pearl Earring Banned from Travel. 2021-03-24. Artnet News. en-US.
  6. News: Booth. William. 2006-06-20. The $135 Million Klimt Portrait With A Rich Background. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-03-25. 0190-8286.
  7. Web site: Lowrey. Annie. 2019-06-04. Too Many People Want to Travel. 2021-03-19. The Atlantic. en.
  8. News: Nayeri. Farah. 2019-08-12. Want to See the Mona Lisa? Get in Line. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-03-19. 0362-4331.
  9. Web site: Uffizi, accustomed to taming crowds, looks to outbreak's end. 2021-03-25. ABC News. en.
  10. Web site: Buckley. Julia. Italy has a new way to combat overtourism. 2021-03-25. CNN. 2 March 2021 . en.
  11. News: Reyburn. Scott. 2018-04-27. What the Mona Lisa Tells Us About Art in the Instagram Era. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-03-19. 0362-4331.
  12. News: Rosenbloom. Stephanie. 2014-10-09. The Art of Slowing Down in a Museum. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-03-20. 0362-4331.

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