What Should be the Lifespan of Art, and Who Decides?
Conserving the skeleton of an Irish Elk (photograph via Christian Nitard/Muséum de Toulouse)
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A great and important question. Can an artwork be allowed a dignified death? I think so. Smart museums will let that happen.
Some of the final installation photographs of Notice: A Flock of Signs at the IMA! Curated by the awesome Sarah Green!
Check out Kim Beck’s new project in 100 Acres (IRL, too, if you can!). I’m very proud to have worked on this. What I first thought would be a relatively subtle installation has turned into a delightfully major intervention in the park. Since 100 Acres opened in 2010, we have aimed for a less-directed approach, moving away from the copious didactic information and wayfinding that one finds inside the museum proper. Beck’s installation cleverly plays upon those conventions, and does so in a way that I anticipate will help visitors let go a bit and embrace the indeterminacy of exploring the outdoor world.
And be sure to follow Kim Beck’s tumblr.
Huge congrats to Richard McCoy on the opening of his exhibition Indiana by the Numbers at the IMA. More conservators should curate shows. Especially if you’re as brilliant as my colleague Richard. It’s been an extreme pleasure collaborating with him over the past 5 years.
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Brian Eno (via jessiethatcher)
I could reblog/post this every day as a constant reminder.
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Amen, Eno.
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Our eagle-eyed conservators spotted an ancient Roman bust in the collection that looks very much like Zach Galifianakis.
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"One must be absolutely modern." -Arthur Rimbaud
(This is the tumblr of Sarah Urist Green, curator of contemporary art at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.)
Presenting the First Ever George W. Bush Painting Retrospective
Now that former US President...
Karl Haendel installing his work at Yvon Lambert, Paris.
His exhibition, The Competition Myth,...
Lonnie Land (Atlanta, GA)
Paul McCarthy Santa Claus
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
