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Author Archives: Janet Gourley
Can I walk on it?
Yes! Carl Andre’s 144 Pieces of Zinc is one of the few artworks in the Museum’s Collection that is meant to be experienced physically, and that visitors may touch. The artist felt that the qualities inherent in the material were the most important … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Curatorial
Tagged Carl Andre, Contemporary Art, Harry Bertoia, Minimalism, Modern art, Pol Bury, sculpture, Stanley Landsman
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Being an Intern: It’s not only Makin’ Copies
In 2005, as a senior Art History major at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, I worked as an intern for the Museum’s Curatorial Department in Earlier European Art. Working under the expert intern-wrangling leadership of Catherine Sawinski, Assistant Curator of Earlier … Continue reading
From the Collection–Fab 5 Freddy (Told Me Everybody’s Fly)
A new exhibition Art in the Streets is on view April 17 to August 8, 2011 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles). The exhibition is the first major U.S. museum survey of graffiti and street art and it features an … Continue reading
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Tagged Art in the Streets, Contemporary Art, Fab 5 Freddy, From the Collection, graffiti, Herzfeld, News, works on paper
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Oh, I do love having dirt to dish.
On Friday, April 1st (no, this isn’t an April Fools’ joke!) the Museum will have Gayla Trail, urban gardener and creator of YouGrowGirl.com, give a talk titled DIY Dirt to Dish: Growing Great Grub with Limited Resources. The lecture is … Continue reading
