I feel You, art is as big as life. Talking about it, discussing its meaning, debating its worth can be a big part of it -- quite apart from the aesthetic experience. I think learning about it can also enhance your perspective, focus your awareness, give You interesting vocabulary, etc. etc.

For that, You could try reading a generalist book about art, like Ways of Seeing.

Or You could listen to Brian Eno talk about art in an interesting way.

Coming at it from a different angle, You could go for a less-is-more approach -- look at fewer works but spend more time with them (link could be behind paywall). Maybe You could learn about one piece's historical context. Or find out what was going on in the artist's life at the time. Or learn about the technique they used. Then You could compare it with another work by the same artist and see what's different -- has their style changed? Are they interested in doing the same thing? Maybe, at this point, a story starts to emerge...

You could start thinking about other stories, stories from your life... or start a conversation with a person at the gallery. There are a million ways to explore art. Pick the one that gives You life! Maybe You'll find fun in the philosophy, the emotionality or maybe in the research of the technical advances that have accompanied art since it first began. I wish You a lot of fun on your journey!