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What’s the difference between “exhibit” and “exhibition”? From my understanding, “exhibit” refers to a work of art and an event; “exhibition” refers to the act of showing a work of art. So there’s no overlap between them, right?
What’s the difference between “exhibit” and “exhibition”? From my understanding, “exhibit” refers to a work of art and an event; “exhibition” refers to the act of showing a work of art. So there’s no overlap between them, right?
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@brandon4
Again, I'm not a grammar expert, but the only one that might possibly work is "with," but then again, "I never agreed with the public exhibition of my sculptures" I feel like that is much less common/a bit awkward and changes the meaning a bit. Like choosing to exhibit your sculptures was a decision made by someone else and you were powerless to stop it. And you feel helpless about it. Versus "I never agreed to...." meaning that you were the one who made the decision (to not want to exhibit your sculptures). And know you're confronting someone who did it anyway XD.
Anyways, I would just stick with "to." This sounds the most natural 99% of the time.
Hope that this helps.
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"Exhibit"和"exhibition"这两个词在英语中有着一定的区别。"Exhibit"通常用作动词，意为展示或展览，可以指展示物品或展览品。例如，"The museum will exhibit the new paintings next month."（博物馆将在下个月展出新的画作。）而"exhibition"则通常用作名词，指的是展览会或展览活动。例如，"There is an art exhibition at the gallery this weekend."（这个周末画廊有一场艺术展览。）
虽然"exhibit"和"exhibition"都与展示艺术品有关，但它们的用法和含义略有不同。"Exhibit"更侧重于动作或行为，即展示或展览某物，而"exhibition"更侧重于活动本身，即展览会或展览活动。因此，可以说它们之间存在一定的重叠，但在具体用法和语境中还是有区别的。
虽然"exhibit"和"exhibition"都与展示艺术品有关，但它们的用法和含义略有不同。"Exhibit"更侧重于动作或行为，即展示或展览某物，而"exhibition"更侧重于活动本身，即展览会或展览活动。因此，可以说它们之间存在一定的重叠，但在具体用法和语境中还是有区别的。
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"Exhibit" can be either a verb or a noun. Ex. "She will exhibit her work next week." (Verb) "There will be a special ceramics exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this weekend." (Noun)
Whereas "exhibition' can only be used as a noun. Ex. "Did you see the street art exhibition at the festival last week?" (Noun)
I'm not sure that there is much of a difference when "exhibit" and "exhibition" are used as nouns. I feel like they are pretty much synonyms. According to a quick Google search that I did, perhaps "exhibition" refers to a larger, grander display than an "exhibit" which is typically smaller and simpler: https://eventsmanagementuk.co.uk/social-events/...
But honestly, I think that you can use "exhibit" and "exhibition" interchangeably with no issue to mean a display of objects/artworks etc. Most native speakers wouldn't really be able to tell the difference. Even I didn't know if there was a difference prior to doing that google search XD.
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@Car0lyn Thank you for the detailed explanation! Just to confirm:
1. Both “exhibit” and “exhibition” can refer to the entire event/activity.
2. Only “exhibit” can refer to a work of art itself (like a painting).
3. Only “exhibition” can refer to the act of showing a work of art (like “I never agreed to the public exhibition of my sculptures” and “the paintings are on exhibition”).
Is all of that correct?
1. Both “exhibit” and “exhibition” can refer to the entire event/activity.
2. Only “exhibit” can refer to a work of art itself (like a painting).
3. Only “exhibition” can refer to the act of showing a work of art (like “I never agreed to the public exhibition of my sculptures” and “the paintings are on exhibition”).
Is all of that correct?
- English (US)
I would say yes to 1 and probably 2, but I think that both exhibit and exhibition can refer to the act of showing work(s) of art. Honestly, I wouldn't worry so much about the difference between exhibit and exhibition when used as nouns. It's kind of a technicality that only people in the art field would know, is my view. You may use both interchangeably as nouns to mean the act of showing work(s) of art. But I would probably be more likely to use "exhibit" to refer to a single piece of art, yes.
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@Car0lyn Thank you! So, if I changed “exhibition” to “exhibit” in these sentences, would they still sound very natural? “Exhibition” means the act/action of showing a piece of art in both sentences. ⬇️
“I never agreed to the public exhibition of my sculptures.”
“The paintings are on exhibition.”
“I never agreed to the public exhibition of my sculptures.”
“The paintings are on exhibition.”
- English (US)
Yes! I am not a grammar expert, but they sound perfectly fine to me. Though I will say that I would be more likely to say public EXHIBITION for "sculptures" because sculptureS is plural. But public exhibit isn't incorrect either.
So the breakdown in general is:
exhibit - single piece of art, or smaller collection/display
exhibition - a larger more comprehensive collection/display
So an "exhibition" can include many exhibits but not vice versa.
But you can use both interchangeably for the most part. I hope that this makes things more clear.
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@Car0lyn Thanks for the confirmation! Now this is my last question on this thread. Do you think the preposition “to” can be changed to “with”, “about”, and “on”? Which of them sound most natural to you?
“I never agreed to the public exhibition of my sculptures.”
“I never agreed to the public exhibition of my sculptures.”
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@brandon4
Again, I'm not a grammar expert, but the only one that might possibly work is "with," but then again, "I never agreed with the public exhibition of my sculptures" I feel like that is much less common/a bit awkward and changes the meaning a bit. Like choosing to exhibit your sculptures was a decision made by someone else and you were powerless to stop it. And you feel helpless about it. Versus "I never agreed to...." meaning that you were the one who made the decision (to not want to exhibit your sculptures). And know you're confronting someone who did it anyway XD.
Anyways, I would just stick with "to." This sounds the most natural 99% of the time.
Hope that this helps.
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