Smithson articles

Q1: In "Cultural Confinement" Smithson argues that "a work of art when placed in a gallery loses its charge." He says that galleries nuetralize the art work and cut it off from interaction from the outside world. I somewhat disagree. I feel that everyone coming into the museum is "the outside world" and that just because it is not out in the public somewhere it will be seen often does not mean that has no charge or connection. My question is why does Smithson see the artwork meaningless inside the gallery when the people coming into the museum are interacting and thinking about what the art work means or stands for?

Q2: In the discussion "What is a Museum?" Smithson discusses "gaps" in between artworks in a museum. I was really confused about this at first but then thought about it literally and decided that he is talking about the literal spaces between artworks. He says that emptiness can be installtions of art. How can emptiness be art and how can installations empty rooms rather than fill them?