What I consider socially acceptable is often not in line with the views
of others. Here are three examples of the inappropriate (I call them
joyful) acts I commit on a weekly, if not daily, basis: dancing to my
iPod in public, calling my superiors "Dude," and playing with other
people's children (being a stranger).
While other art students from my old school in Boston would quietly
sneak touches of artworks by artists they adored (if you're shocked,
get over it – artists frequently touch each others pieces), I would get
hyper and jump and shout when a piece really knocked me out. I have
received the nastiest "Your-behavior-is-SO-inappropriate!" glares in
the gallery setting.
Today, I found a sister in art reaction, Allison Reimus, a MFA student
at American Univeristy in Washington DC. Her blog, a compilation of
user-submitted photos gathered since 2007, is titled Jumping in Art Museums. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I have.
