Laura Ritchie, 34, of Leesburg, takes a selfie at Artechouse, a 15,000-square-foot multipurpose art space in Washington. “People are wanting experiences more than things,” the founder of a similar space, the Color Factory, explained to BuzzFeed. He understands why these pay-to-play spaces resonate but thinks they’re highly unlikely to put art museums out of business. I don’t think these are the kind of spaces that birth art movements.”Pinedo sees it differently. She hasn’t studied art since high school, but the 28-year-old describes herself as an artist, and her rooms alternately are minimalistic and conceptual.

Source: Washington Post November 23, 2017 12:00 UTC