wont open
keeps crashing whenever i try to open it
Why it no wok
Wen mi downroard an den open it no wok
Used to love the app but hate this update
I haven’t updated the app for a while but I finally got undated version and I ABSOLUTELY HATE THIS.
I loved exploring random articles, the layout and how unique it was. Now it looks horrendos and sterile and looks like any other app online. It lost its identity and spark. It’s just a google app w random art article which I can gust google rather then story telling like previous format was. Please please bring it back or give people an option to opt in to an old format.
I loved exploring random articles, the layout and how unique it was. Now it looks horrendos and sterile and looks like any other app online. It lost its identity and spark. It’s just a google app w random art article which I can gust google rather then story telling like previous format was. Please please bring it back or give people an option to opt in to an old format.
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Visually stunning, informative, well curated !
Brilliant user interface and impeccable content. Its well-curated themes and connections blend seamlessly with factual, historical, and geographical information, enriching the user experience.
I just love it. Kudos to you folks who developed / contributed to this gem.
I just love it. Kudos to you folks who developed / contributed to this gem.
App used to be much easier to use.
I don’t know why it was felt that the app needed to be drastically changed, but the latest redesign just makes it harder to discover and browse a variety of art works. The whole app just feel much more convoluted now with way too many features that make it less simple to use. The removal of landscape mode on iPad is another big annoyance and an incredibly strange decision, considering the primary function of the app is to view art.
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poor search and content organization
it is unbelievable how poor the search is in a google app of all things! if i try to search for “van Dongen”, in results, i won’t see Kees van Dongen’s page at all! you have to type the name in full and without errors, like it’s 1998
and the organization of information is very disappointing. the first thing i saw today when i downloaded and opened this app is a crossword. not a picture/statue/whatever of the day, but a crossword. because, i guess, that’s what people interested in art are really looking for, right?
and the organization of information is very disappointing. the first thing i saw today when i downloaded and opened this app is a crossword. not a picture/statue/whatever of the day, but a crossword. because, i guess, that’s what people interested in art are really looking for, right?
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Slow and lacking, but has hidden potential
Unfortunately, even on new devices, the app is slow. It has the hallmarks of being a Web site inside an app wrapper: slow on current devices, poor navigation, and frustrating inconsistencies.
It's difficult to skim articles or to share specific sections of long articles because they are presented as slides rather than pages. Artifact pages don't link directly to the articles that have context about them, nor do they have that context in the artifact's description.
It seems to lack works from artists within the last century. Google has plenty of money to license these works if need be, assuming it does not fall under fair use in the first place. Some art from important figures is absent, including, e.g., many of Robert Mapplethorpe's works.
There doesn't seem to be a way to suggest art to add to the collection. There doesn't seem to be a way for artists to contribute their work, either.
There is much potential here if Google would make a native application using the look and feel of iOS (rather than shoehorning their own UI language onto it) and vastly increase the size of their collection.
It's difficult to skim articles or to share specific sections of long articles because they are presented as slides rather than pages. Artifact pages don't link directly to the articles that have context about them, nor do they have that context in the artifact's description.
It seems to lack works from artists within the last century. Google has plenty of money to license these works if need be, assuming it does not fall under fair use in the first place. Some art from important figures is absent, including, e.g., many of Robert Mapplethorpe's works.
There doesn't seem to be a way to suggest art to add to the collection. There doesn't seem to be a way for artists to contribute their work, either.
There is much potential here if Google would make a native application using the look and feel of iOS (rather than shoehorning their own UI language onto it) and vastly increase the size of their collection.
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Not user friendly
Loving this app, the amount of info it has and the detailed photos of the works really makes this app a great tool but unfortunately the UX on iPad is not great, there isn’t a back arrow/ button when you go from artist to artist so I keep on having to go to Home and search the artist all over again (it also doesn’t save your last search on the search bar) which becomes annoying if you were far down on the works. A small detail that changes the whole experience.
Besides that, awesome app.
Besides that, awesome app.
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Missing a lot
This app would be great, if it had more. If you are looking for something in particular chances are they don’t have it. A lot of the stuff on here is impressionistic and abstract, doesn’t have any classical art. Not everyone wants to see starry night blown up in your face. Also the way the app works is very weird, if you click return it brings you back to the home page. If you look something up you get a bunch of random stuff like old photos of random people, why?
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For the curious only!
The absolutely astounding amount of fabulously prepared resources available at one’s finger tips in this app is mind bending.
Whether it is just the casual browsing of vast collections of museums from all corners of the world, the casual immersion in random topics which just serve the purpose of testing one’s interest to intimate exploration of a epoch - be prepared to be blown away.
Be warned: save to your favorites often; sites, museums you visit, artists, historical periods. It really is a challenge to remember all the magic you will find here. And it is here….
Whether it is just the casual browsing of vast collections of museums from all corners of the world, the casual immersion in random topics which just serve the purpose of testing one’s interest to intimate exploration of a epoch - be prepared to be blown away.
Be warned: save to your favorites often; sites, museums you visit, artists, historical periods. It really is a challenge to remember all the magic you will find here. And it is here….
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