Gregory Crewson's work is interesting on many levels. But it is the type of art that most won't enjoy without knowing how to enjoy it. I remember bicycling around out west and visiting a lot of national parks and being stymied by the "interpretive centers" wondering how or why someone would need a forest or glacier, or hotspring interpreted for them. As I got older and pulled some of my head out of my ass, I realized that no one knows everything about the parks and that while interpretation may be overselling the idea, information has one set of associations with it, and education sounds boring before the last syllable is out of your mouth.
Crewson's work demands and interpretive center in order to more fully appreciate it, just like an explanation of the Redwood forest can elevate it from being trees to an intricately complex ecosystem.
But first, define Art. And why not take a stab at Defining Photography while we're at it?
