Step one:
I went to the MOMA to see the From the Collection: 1960-1969, which was an exhibit that showcased over 350 objects from the 1960s in which artists experimented with different mediums, broke traditions, and conveyed many sociopolitical messages throughout different pieces. The collection consisted of various art forms like modern art, architecture, design, paintings, 3D objects, and moving images. The collection was set up in chronological order in which each room displayed artwork dedicated to each year within the decade. This was a very interesting exhibit because all the curators from the different departments of the MOMA collaborated to bring together the museum’s collection. This related to my possible research topic because I want to research how museum exhibits are curated and understand the process and who is involved in deciding what the exhibit is on and what they are going to display. I went to this exhibit in the MOMA because I thought it would be a great starting point in understanding and figuring out how museums decide which work to display and how they display them. For example, why did they choose the 1960s and not some other time period, but I learned that the 1960s had the most groundbreaking artwork from different artists, which illustrated the different perspectives art can be perceived in. Are there specific patterns within the exhibit that they repeat, but the viewers don’t notice?
Step two:
- Various different mediums of artwork- paintings, photographs, objects from the 1960s, videos, things laid out on the floors, 3D/life size things, illustrations, writings, interactive activities
- Entrances of the rooms were very similar- small/narrow pathways to huge openings
- the rooms within the exhibit were set up in a specific way- it was like pattern (2 basic layouts that alternated)
- One room would have a wall in the middle of the room as soon as you enter, which would tell people to go in a circle/around the wall(wayfinding)
- The next room would have 3D objects in the middle of the room, which would tell visitors which way to go. So there would be no wall.
- Or there were also rooms set up that were dedicated to one artwork, which either took up the whole wall or the 3D objects
- There were specific ways to engage the viewers into certain pieces. For example, one of the video displays were put directly upon entering one of the rooms.
- There were audio voices going on as you entered a different room(year) or there were actual working TVs from that time period in which you can watch TV
- Sizing of each art piece was completely different(obviously) but the way the curators decided to display it, it seemed balanced out.
- Why did they decide to make the kusama armchair to be the face of the exhibit?
- I noticed that they mostly displayed abstract objects in different mediums, but didn’t show the people of the 1960s that much.
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