Category Archives: musems
Welsh Caves
Where were the temperature and humidity standards for museums set? According to the Art Newspaper: in the slate caves into which the UK secreted its art collections during World War II: Temporary storage of the British Museum’s collections during the … Continue reading
WCMA Blog!
The Williams College Museum of Art has launched a blog! Go see posts on the Landscapes of the Mind show, including talks by Williams professors and some behind-the-scenes exhibition planning pictures. I really want to go visit right now!
Jimmyjammed
Money quote on the William T. Wiley exhibition we saw earlier this fall down at the SAAM: He applies an expansive, satiric imagination to all manner of subjects, from the stains on his studio floor to concerns about the environment … Continue reading
Choice insipidness
Another damn special section on art museums. Some choice insipidness follows: There are no rules, per se, about what the Newseum will and will not include in its daily digital display of newspaper front pages from around the globe. Incendiary … Continue reading
Filed under musems, Ridiculous quotes, Washington Post, wtf
“Where’s the beef?”
I went to the non-library section of the Clark the other day for the first time in months to see “Dove/O’Keeffe: Circles of Influence“. Aside from its frankly dull title, it was a perfectly diverting show. I’d never really seen … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Books, musems, Ridiculous quotes
Preschoolers v. Clement Greenberg
Daniel Siedell writes another post of note, reflecting on the well-established (to my eyes, at least, being an art historical child of the double-aughts) rift between formalism and, for lack of a more specific generalization, contextualism. For the non-jargon inclined, formalism is … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Methodology, musems, Politics
March of the Nobles
So you remember that air-guitar cover band I saw rocking out across from Tunnel City a year and a half ago? They were back today, except with real instruments making some kind of transcendent noise outside of St. Pierre’s Barber … Continue reading
Spectral Bagpipes
The Utrecht school that brought you “The Steadfast Philosopher” now brings you “Alluring Bagpiper”, coming soon to the National Gallery of Art! Start of classes has been actually pretty exciting. Last night the six majors doing art history theses sat … Continue reading
Filed under angst, Art, Art History, Classes, History, musems, New York Times, Research, The Future, Williams
This Pumpkin Could Turn
The last week has been a real whirlwind, so I’m gonna go for the “bullet points” post right now rather than take up pages and pages: Got fitted for a tuxedo for my cousin’s wedding later this June. Had to … Continue reading
Filed under Friends, Games, Internships, musems
