Nineteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society

Abstract

From T.J. Clark’s perspective, L.S.Lowry’s paintings are not as aesthetic, but as “investigative,” meaning to view the overall situation from a social perspective, which complicates the public’s understanding. In the exhibition “Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life”, Clark, starting from the method of social art history, actively promotes the integration of Lori’s work, exhibition narrative logic, and his artistic concepts into one, focusing on public space and class perspectives, providing a specific answer to “modernization” in this exhibition. Lowry focuses on the working class, which coincides with Clark’s fascination with modernity. As a curator, Clark elaborates on Lowry’s work from the perspective of social class. In the landscape of contemporary exhibitions, where participation in artistic practice, intervention, and publicness are important propositions in art curation, the profound insight into the social landscape and public consciousness is not only the responsibility of the exhibition but also the mission of the curator.