ROAD MAP FOR ART

The Detroit Institute of Arts has put up a flip chart next to a Barnett Newman painting. The pages attempt to walk viewers through the painting explaining it. “People aren’t born knowing how to look at a work of art,” says Nancy Jones, DIA education director. “It’s a skill. We need to help all people have a viable experience and that’s a fairly new approach. The old approach used to be ‘Here it is. Good luck.’ ” – Detroit Free Press