The Guardian’s Culture Professionals Network looks at ‘artspeak’ and examples of what NOT to write about art. How we communicate our work is important. A new website Interpretation Matters shows how artspeak can have a profound impact on audience experience, visitor rates, artist reputations and more.

By News Editor 01 Jun 2013

Interpretation Matters is all about the written material found in galleries – the text panels on the walls, providing context for the work on show, and the printed booklets that describe the works or overall programme.

Interpretation Matters provides a regular ‘Good Writing’ citation to highlight examples of good writing from galleries and museums. The project is UK-based but do contribute an international perspective with your examples of good and bad art writing in English.

Read also Martha Roslers answer to Alix Rule and David Levine’s “International Art English.” : “English and “ll That”.