Deinstallation Video
June 13th, 2008 at 11:23am Josh
Better late than never, here’s a nice video to complement Elayne’s post on deinstallation of the 40 West 53rd Street galleries. In this clip, our art handlers are removing Annet Couwenberg’s “Embroidery Penetrates” from the wall of the gallery.
Thanks to Skip La Plante for allowing us to use his music – for those who don’t know Skip’s music, he composes and performs his music on homemade music built from trash (the particular instrument here is a kind of homemade zither called the Kanon). And kudos to Elayne for some excellent narration.
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3 Comments Add your own
1. Jana | June 26th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Great narration!
2. arnold dragon | November 1st, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Your museum (at least down to the fourth floor level) lacks historical perspective, so that a person without knowledge of the evolution of design has no appreciation of the displays other than whatever technical or esthetic value they have. It would be like listening to a contemporary composer without ever heard Mozart.
I suggest a display on the history and principals of design.
3. Josh | November 3rd, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Arnold-
I brought your comment to the attention of our curators here, and it sparked a bit of a discussion. There is always a balance to strike between providing interpretation in general (with signage in particular) and the installation of art in a given exhibition, and we really appreciate getting comments from visitors on how we’ve struck that balance. One of the options we’re considering perhaps is to bring interpretation on historical context to our interactive screens on gallery floors – perhaps the next time you come, you’ll find that we’ve moved in the right direction.
Josh
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