'Art on Tyneside': Redeveloping a Permanent Display about Art, Place and Identity at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle.

“泰恩赛德艺术”：在纽卡斯尔莱恩美术馆重新开发关于艺术、场所和身份的永久展览。

• 批准号: AH/G000654/1
• 负责人: Rhiannon Mason
• 金额: $ 35.25万
• 依托单位: Newcastle University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2008 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FG000654%2F1
• 关键词: Art; Tyneside; Redeveloping; Permanent; Display

This research aims to explore the relationships between identity, place, and art. It will focus on people's responses to artworks within the collection of the Laing Art Gallery and its permanent display 'Art on Tyneside'. The Laing is the flagship art venue of Tyne and Wear Museums (TWM) and is based in Newcastle city centre. The 'Art on Tyneside' display opened in 1991 and took a novel approach by displaying art, both historical and modern, in relation to its geographical context: Tyneside. It was felt that a familiar frame of reference - that of local place - could engage local non-visitors and 'humanise' the gallery as its then director David Fleming put it. Over its first few months the Gallery did indeed attract 70% more visits compared to the same period in the previous year. However, it also attracted media criticism from those who objected to the socio-historical approach taken to the interpretation and to the inclusion of interactives. Regardless of the different responses, this display was innovative and received significant critical attention. Now over seventeen years old, the 'Art on Tyneside' display is scheduled for redevelopment by 2010. Things have changed considerably not only in terms of Tyneside's thriving art-scene and the way that museums and galleries aim to appeal to new visitors, but also in terms of new possibilities offered by digital technology. This redevelopment therefore presents curators from the Laing Art Gallery and academics working at Newcastle University with an ideal opportunity to revisit the original ideas behind the display. These experts will draw upon recent academic research about place, identity, curation, audiences, and the use of technology within gallery visiting to create a new display for a contemporary audience. To achieve this goal, the researchers propose to give members of the public the chance to be creatively involved in the new display. Participants will be given the chance to either feature in a short-documentary, try their hand at new digital storytelling techniques, record an oral history, or take photographs. The researchers hope that by asking members of the public to get involved creatively, this will offer a new insight into how people think about place, identity, and art. The audio-visual materials produced by participants will be integrated into the new display to show the diverse ways that people think about place, identity, and art and to help the display appeal to a range of potential visitors. Participants will be drawn from a wide range of groups including families, community groups and those who have never before visited the Laing Art Gallery. Tyne and Wear has an excellent track-record of working with a diverse range of visitors and community groups. Those with a specialist interest in art and a knowledge of the North-East's art-scene will also be given a chance to contribute to ensure that the display includes a variety of perspectives. Along the way, researchers will give regular feedback to the staff and exhibition design team so that both the audience's perspectives and the academic ideas can be fed into the new display from the outset. The films, photographs, and stories generated through the research process will be collected and cared for by Tyne and Wear Museums so that future researchers and exhibitions can also make use of them. An additional benefit is that the project will bring academics in the University and curators in the city's museums and galleries closer together enabling them to share their knowledge. The two organisations are already working together on the city's Great North Museum project. The 'Art on Tyneside' project also provides a chance for audiences to go behind the scenes in the Laing Art Gallery and to be part of the process of redeveloping this important public display.The research project will run from summer 2008 to summer 2010 when the new display will open to the public.

本研究旨在探讨身份、地点和艺术之间的关系，重点关注人们对莱恩美术馆收藏的艺术品及其永久展览“泰恩赛德艺术”的反应。The Laing是泰恩和威尔博物馆（TWM）的旗舰艺术场馆，位于纽卡斯尔市中心。“泰恩赛德艺术”展览于1991年开幕，采用了一种新颖的方法，展示了与其地理环境相关的历史和现代艺术：泰恩赛德。据当时的画廊总监大卫·弗莱明（David Fleming）所言，一个熟悉的参照系--当地的地方--可以吸引当地的非游客，并使画廊“人性化”。在最初的几个月里，画廊确实吸引了比去年同期多70%的游客。然而，它也引起了媒体的批评，那些人反对采取社会历史方法来解释和纳入互动。尽管有不同的反应，但这一展示是创新的，并受到了重要的关注。现在超过17岁，'艺术泰恩赛德'显示计划重建到2010年。事情发生了很大的变化，不仅在泰恩赛德蓬勃发展的艺术场景和博物馆和画廊旨在吸引新游客的方式方面，而且在数字技术提供的新的可能性方面。因此，这次重建为莱恩美术馆的策展人和在纽卡斯尔大学工作的学者提供了一个理想的机会，可以重温展览背后的原始想法。这些专家将借鉴最近关于地点，身份，策展，观众和技术在画廊参观中的使用的学术研究，为当代观众创造一个新的展示。为了实现这一目标，研究人员建议让公众有机会创造性地参与新的展示。参与者将有机会在一个简短的纪录片功能，尝试他们的手在新的数字讲故事的技术，记录口述历史，或拍照。研究人员希望，通过邀请公众创造性地参与进来，这将为人们如何思考地方，身份和艺术提供一个新的视角。参与者制作的视听材料将被整合到新的展示中，以展示人们对地方，身份和艺术的不同思考方式，并帮助展示吸引一系列潜在的游客。参与者将来自广泛的团体，包括家庭，社区团体和那些谁从来没有参观过莱恩美术馆。泰恩和威尔有一个与各种各样的游客和社区团体合作的良好记录。那些对艺术有专业兴趣和对东北艺术界有了解的人也将有机会做出贡献，以确保展览包括各种观点。沿着，研究人员将定期向工作人员和展览设计团队提供反馈，以便从一开始就将观众的观点和学术思想融入新的展示中。通过研究过程产生的电影，照片和故事将由泰恩和威尔博物馆收集和保管，以便未来的研究人员和展览也可以利用它们。另一个好处是，该项目将使大学的学者和城市博物馆和画廊的馆长更紧密地联系在一起，使他们能够分享他们的知识。这两个组织已经在该市的大北博物馆项目上合作。“泰恩赛德艺术”项目也为观众提供了一个机会，让他们走进莱恩美术馆的幕后，并参与重建这个重要的公共展览的过程。该研究项目将从2008年夏季持续到2010年夏季，届时新的展览将向公众开放。