ORANGE HATS: Active Interpretation and Conversation of Culture
Lynne Conner (ArtsJournal.com) wants to artists to be more receptive to audience interpretation: Inviting audiences to interpret the art works we present (make, produce, critique) is not pandering. I wish we would stop this disingenuous habit of conflating an audience member's inherent desire and cultural right to interpret the meaning or value of a work of art with choosing the agenda for artists or arts orga…