Robert Storr critiques blockbuster exhibitions in artpress March 2015 issue

In the March 2015 edition of artpress, Robert Storr offers a critical assessment of contemporary exhibition trends. He observes that the previous year witnessed numerous blockbuster shows, yet these events delivered little in terms of genuine innovation. Storr argues that within the postmodern era, novelty no longer serves as a primary benchmark for artistic quality or significance. Instead, these large-scale productions appear primarily focused on achieving record attendance figures and operating with increasingly inflated budgets. The article, spanning pages 88-89 in issue number 420, presents this analysis without proposing specific alternatives, focusing solely on identifying this prevailing pattern in the cultural landscape.