Research On The Spectacle Of Art Museums Of The Contemporary Society

In the middle of the 20 th century,the French sociologist Guy Ernest Debord summarized the state of western capitalist society as "Spectacle Society",which had gone beyond the stage of production to the stage of prospect.In his opinion,in the image-dominated media control,all the details of life were alienated into the spectacle,and the symbol was better than the object,the copy was better than the original,the appearance was better than the reality,and the phenomenon was better than the essence."spectacle" constitutes the interaction and cycle of watching and displaying.People involved in it are always facing a kind of visual destruction due to their lack of experience of things.From this perspective,as the central field of visual culture,art galleries are facing the danger of being spectacle under the influence of social media——a trend of selfies has found the "web popular" background wall here.The behavior "Clocking in an exhibition" brings unprecedented crowds to the gallery,but it also brings noise and dizziness.This paper discusses the conceptual reasons behind this phenomenon from the perspective of reflection,and puts forward warnings and methodological responses.In the first chapter,from the perspective of the art distribution system,although the public art museum is intended to be open,it is actually the legislator of elite culture because it cannot solve the contradiction between its "elitist" and "popular" dual structures.The fundamental reason why the exhibition behavior is superficial lies in the serious meaning and aesthetic experience of art,which is difficult to convey to the public who lacks relevant literacy.In the second chapter,by reviewing the critical theory of post-modern society,the author believes that under the influence of consumerism and media scene,viewing and painting become an external positive and internal passive artistic contact.The popularity of "web celebrity" shows that the influence of art's "media identity" in society is surpassing its real value.The third chapter takes "Design Society",one of Shenzhen's cultural landmarks,as an example to analyze its strategy of building public trust,and finally comes back to the question of how the art museum should stick to its duty.