viewer, n.Definitions

The Viewer (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠painting's neglected third term, after object and subject: courted more and more, and held hostage all the while.

The Viewer (n.) consumes ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠his own incomprehension, culture at second hand, with no reason to be there except the duty to stay inside the circuit.