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It also helps to see some of these modern artworks in person. Rothkos are huge! And seeing the thickness of the paint on a Pollock really adds to it.

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I would love to see some of his stuff up close. I live in rural nowhere middle Murica so it's not accessible. I have heard it's pretty amazing to see how big they truly are. Nothing is as good as in person. I recall seeing the Mona Lisa in person later in life and being shocked at how small it was, and turning around and seeing how massive The Wedding Feast at Cana was. It completely...sorry for this...reframes your impression of things relative to books and photos. I envy people who live in places with so much culture accessible.

I've often wondered if there wouldn't be value in creating a series of truly world class reproductions of the great pieces of art and distributing them around the world.

If you want to experience the great works of classical literature, you can get them from any library in the world. If you want to experience the great works of classical music you can again pick up a CD at your local library, and most mid sized cities in the world have halfway decent symphonic orchestra with a rotating reportoar. If you want to experience the great works of art you have to jet set off to a dozen+ cities around the world.

In the next few years I expect experiencing great art to become much more accessible with virtual reality recreations, e.g. https://store.steampowered.com/app/515020/The_VR_Museum_of_F.... It's not the full experience yet, but it's already much better than a picture on a screen, and it gets closer to reality all the time.

Also, sorry, but *repertoire.

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