By John Glenday

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.

To firm up their suspicions researchers at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology showed a group of 24 students a variety of pictures Read full story ›

Source: The Drum