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What Makes Great Artworks Great?

Curator Rob Mintz reflects on great art and what we, the viewers, bring to it. 

Some people say the artist is the first viewer. They’re the ones who first discover what each work is about.

 

Robert Mintz is the Asian Art Museum’s Chief Curatorial Director. In this interview he reflects on the work of Chiharu Shiota, his work as a curator, and the role of the viewer in giving art its meaning. 


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