As most modern artists strive to create something that will provoke a new kind of interaction and experience between viewer and work, the role of the viewer becomes more involved because s/he is able to interact with the piece and take away a unique experience. For example, the Guggenheim’s Tino Sehgal exhibit (through February 2010) lets viewers observe a live couple kissing. This is one of the ultimate manifestations of installation artwork, that is always changing and the experience of which is created by the viewers themselves.
Visitors are then escorted through the spiraling ramps with several guides (first a child, then an adolescent, then an adult, and finally an elderly person) who engage them in profound discussions about progress. "What is progress?" each guide will ask you. This type of installation that demands physical participation transforms the modern museum from a place of observation to a place that facilitates a simultaneous intellectual and physical exchange. By allowing the viewer to play an ever-changing role with the work of art, the experience of art is always changing. (Photo credits to my sister who went to the exhibit with me.)
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