Randy Kennedy wrote about them here. Slate offered its version here. Art Mobs ventured into the field here. PDL in Seattle topped all these others with For the tan you’ve been craving, stop by Flavin!
Talking in museums is almost always an attempt to tour guide. I try not to bother others as they contemplate art in museums, but sometimes, when confronted with a genuine art critic emergency (Is there an art critic in the house?) I intervene, with varying results.
Latest entry, Momus (Nick Currie). Says Art Fag City:
Momus gives a highly entertaining tour of Schirn Kunsthalle’s Darwin exhibition, fabricating virtually every bit of information he imparts. Don’t skip this video.
Momus has been doing this for awhile. He gave similar tours of the 2006 Whitney Biennial.
“A couple of pieces I developed yesterday drifted close to [Laurie] Anderson’s work. In one I sat in the elevator for a while, announcing a “biennials cruise” that would take rich art fans from one biennial to the next in a permanent culture vacation [….] In another I sat halfway up the stairs, issuing department store Floor Guide information. “Fourth floor: steel toecaps, lorgnettes, mushroom cases, scent vials, idiot drool…”
http://imomus.livejournal.com/177166.html
Ah, Momus. I follow his blog pretty regularly, but I had skipped over this. Thanks for posting it!