Rene G. Cepeda

Category: Museology

  • Authenticity in Museums

    Authenticity in Museums

    In this essay I will endeavour to offer my views in the subject, starting with an attempt at a definition of authenticity. Afterwards I will address the dangers of chasing this subjective concept if limits are not set. The third and most important part of this essay will look at two contrasting museums, the Piermaster’s…

  • New Twitter Hashtag

    New Twitter Hashtag

    I have created a new Twitter hashtag: #tipsforartists where I give tips to artists so they can break into the art world and not be taken advantage of. Tweet your own tips under this tag, or send them to me so I can publish them.

  • David Hockney Early Reflections Review

    David Hockney Early Reflections Review

    David Hockney Early Reflections is a cleverly named exhibition focusing on the early period of the artist’s career, introducing us to something more than the famous pool paintings. While Hockney’s homosexuality is touched upon, as it should be, especially since his sexual preference is prevalent in most of his creative output in one way or…

  • Art Valuation, a necessary headache

    This last month I’ve been asked to appraise an acquaintance’s collection and im being faced with the difficulties that this entails. First of all let me make it clear that I am in no way an appraiser, my trade is contemporary art, however this person trusts my taste and knowledge and entered into this agreement…

  • Preserving our digital heritage

    As technology advances more and more, we are now faced with more than 4 decades of truly digital heritage, heritage that even now is often misunderstood and ignored. Things such as web video, music, Software (Video games, office tools, etc.), Digital illustration, 3D models, Flash animations and interactive, multimedia… things (i hesitate to call them…

  • A reaction to Nick Poole’s piece: Culture must always be a Commons

    A reaction to Nick Poole’s piece: Culture must always be a Commons

    As I read Culture must always be a commons, I started thinking of several issues I ran into when writing my Masters Thesis. The most important being Copyright; For a long time copyright existed as a way to ensure artists had a steady income so they could continue to produce art, however,

  • Mobile Apps in the Modern Museum

    Today I will talk about Mobile Apps in museums. First I will address the issues that hamper their implementation and then approach the posibilites finalizing with my “ideal” museum app for a world art museum.

  • Couch art & Thinking art, or how i learned to stop worrying and love art.

    Disclaimer: These are my personal opinions, and may in fact be wrong, I don’t claim to have any theoretical backup, I am just expressing my particular views on art appreciation. For a long time I believed that for art to be “good” it had to meet certain criteria. Criteria based on my upbringing in a…

  • Artichaut Galeria

    I am proud to announce that soon Artichaut Galeria will be up and running and that I am the curator. Please follow us at: Twitter Facebook Pinterest

  • Museums as entertainment

    Usually when we talk about museums, the general perception is that they are culture and that they exist outside of what we consider entertainment. However when we consider how we divide the time in our day, museums and culture in general definitely take place during our free time.