Aside from whether the Annenberg Space for Photography, which I wrote about here, is a joy to visit and a good place to view photography, it poses a larger question: Will it have any impact on other museums and galleries that aim to showcase photography?
That’s what the Annenberg Foundation set out to do: create a new paradigm. ASP is unquestionably more interactive, more in tune with the trend to combine the educational aspects of a museum space with viewer engagement than other spaces devoted to more static displays of photography. And I think that’s great.
But it is treading a fine line, and I hope it doesn’t lean too much toward entertainment — which is different from engagement.
Since I haven’t yet been to ASP, I would be curious to hear what those who have think.