Open AccessPublic and Private: the main categories of art collections in Finland
Author(s) -
Susanna Pettersson
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
nordisk museologi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2002-0503
pISSN - 1103-8152
DOI - 10.5617/nm.3840
Subject(s) - institution , taste , public art , selection (genetic algorithm) , political science , sociology , art , computer science , law , visual arts , psychology , neuroscience , artificial intelligence
The following article addresses a paradox that lies at the heart of every public art collection. The public nature of the institution leads one to assume that collections are compiled on what might be called «public principles.» Thus the selection process is supposed to be «objective», while also being guided by «good taste.»