From left: John Chamberlain. Sweet William. 1962; Robert Motherwell. Elegy to the Spanish Republic, 100. 1963–75. Installation view, Los Angeles Country Museum of Art, Los Angeles. Photo: Isabel Ross
By simple definition, an art museum is a cultural institution, traditionally known for its efforts to collect, conserve, and display. And it is by this definition that I had come to understand and experience art museums. However, it has become clear to me that, in the digital age, this simple definition has become far more complex.