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Catttt Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

In the more detached space of the gallery

1. Does "in the more detached space of the gallery" mean "in isolated spaces inside the galleries"?


2. Does "sensual" in this context mean "sexual"?


Context:

In (re)presenting consumer objects in the more detached space of the gallery and in displaying them in cabinets, on shelves or in sensual ensembles, Koons, Steinbach and Fleury all call attention to their desirability rather than
their usability. Koons, moreover, has built sexual puns into his displays of vacuum cleaners which are ‘invariably presented so that the hose protrudes from the front midsection of their bodies’...

  

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catttt 1. Does "in the more detached space of the gallery" mean "in isolated spaces inside the galleries"? No, I don't think so.

— CalifJim

  • catttt 1.
  • Does "in the more detached space of the gallery" mean "in isolated spaces inside the galleries"?
  • No, I don't think so.
  • It means "in a gallery", pure and simple, while at the same time saying that a gallery is a not a place where such objects are normally seen.
  • In that sense, the gallery environment is "detached" from the objects, and the objects are "detached" from the gallery.
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catttt1. Does "in the more detached space of the gallery" mean "in isolated spaces inside the galleries"?

No, I don't think so. It means "in a gallery", pure and simple, while at the same time saying that a gallery is a not a place where such objects are normally seen. In that sense, the gallery environment is "detached" from the objects, and the objects

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