19-09-2016 10:25 via thedrum.com

Labelling images as art alters people's perceptions

Labels matter according to researchers seeking to divine what elevates art above the ordinary after showing that the mere act of labelling an object as ‘art’ changes the way people feel about it.
The study seeks sought to pin down the psychological factors at play behind the objet trouve movement in which everyday objects such as Duchamp’s urinal or Tracey Emin’s unmade bed assume qualities beyond the sum of their parts when placed in the context of an art gallery.
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