Over the years, I’ve been working my way through a list of museums I’d like to visit. Some of these institutions, like the Louvre or the Met, are world-famous. Others, like the Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma City, or the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia (this latter one hasn’t happened yet but it will someday) are… Continue reading Crystal Bridges Museum
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Museum Work, April Update
I haven’t said much about my museum work since Motion/Emotion opened in February. Mainly that’s because I took a break to refocus on my dissertation research and finish the JDP workshops I’d been developing. Nevertheless, I’m still involved with the Barry Art Museum, so today we’ll take a look at what I’ll be doing. Right… Continue reading Museum Work, April Update
Now on View: Motion/Emotion
On Friday, February 11, we officially opened Motion/Emotion: Exploring Affect from Automata to Robots to the public. For the past few days, I’ve been busy with press previews, VIP tours, and the public opening. After more than a year of research, on-site visits, virtual meetings, and writing, this exhibition is finally on view. Let’s take… Continue reading Now on View: Motion/Emotion
Exhibition Work, January Update
We’ve moved into what is arguably one of the most exciting parts of the exhibition process: the installation! This is when all the ideas, research, and objects you’ve been cogitating on for months finally come together, when the show expands from a drawing or 3D model to an actual space visitors can engage. Let’s take… Continue reading Exhibition Work, January Update
Exhibition Work: December Update
For the past few weeks, I’ve been writing and editing the exhibition texts: the object labels, introductory panels, and other writings that appear in a gallery and contextualize the pieces on display. Like every aspect of this exhibition, I’ve been consciously taking a more collaborative approach compared to my previous museum work. After writing the… Continue reading Exhibition Work: December Update
Exhibition Work, November Update
Like last month, the past few weeks have been busy for Motion/Emotion. With the opening date drawing ever closer, a lot of that work has been happening on-site, so let’s take a look. Two weeks ago the museum’s Executive Director and I got to see the projects comprising the ODU/Hampton Roads showcase in person. The… Continue reading Exhibition Work, November Update
Exhibition Work, October Update
The past few weeks have been quite eventful in terms of Motion/Emotion, with the most salient development being the availability of new robots for the contemporary section. Before I delve into those works though, let’s first review the overall organization of the show, which we settled on a few months ago. Part One will focus… Continue reading Exhibition Work, October Update
Exhibition Work, September Update
In August I took a brief pause from exhibition work to make time for my assistantship training with the Cohen Career Center. September has been picking right back up though, so let’s take a look at what’s been happening at the Barry Art Museum. Last week we had a productive meeting with Elizabeth King, one… Continue reading Exhibition Work, September Update
Exhibition Work, August Update
The past few weeks have been a combination of logistical planning and ongoing conceptual research. On the logistics side, I’ve put together a preliminary checklist, which we’ll finalize over the next few weeks. I’ve also started contacting lending institutions so that we can secure the pieces we want. Last month, artist Joseph Morris, whose work… Continue reading Exhibition Work, August Update
Exhibition Work, July Update
As with last week’s post on my dissertation, today’s piece was done before traveling to Florida. Although we returned to Williamsburg yesterday, I didn’t want to make myself write a blog post right after getting back from vacation, so I wrote this is advance. In addition to the automaton research I’ve been doing from home,… Continue reading Exhibition Work, July Update