Museum architecture: receptacle or spectacle?

Has museum display become subservient to the sculptural branding of architects or should the architecture be a neutral backdrop?

6 Dec 2013 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain

Museum architects have become “Starchitects” – global celebrities beyond the architectural community, producing iconic buildings transforming cities as destination venues.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina