Lately, on my grand tour adventures, I have realized how much of my experience at a show is affected by factors that have nothing to do with art, such as outdoor temperature, level of tourist frenzy, or cost to enter into a particular exhibit. And, for better or worse, those really cannot be controlled by the curators. There are also mood factors: energy level, awareness level, and capacity to receive educational information at that particular time. I will admit it: I’m not always in the mood to go through an exhibit that feels like a textbook.
