Art, aesthetics, and Instagram

More young people are visiting galleries—sometimes for the art, sometimes for the photos. Artists share how this is reshaping art spaces.

Walking into any art gallery, you’ll see some people focused on the artworks in front of them, while others are busy taking pictures. These galleries are no longer stuffy white cubes filled with silent adults deep in contemplation. Instead, they serve as potential locations for Instagram and Snapchat stories. But what’s the connection? For the many working artists out there, it’s not so black and white.