Left: Natasha Bowdoin, Patience is Red (2008)
The New Museum in Manhattan is currently showcasing its “Generational”, an exhibit of 25 artists, all under the age of 30 or 33, from 25 different countries (the full title of the exhibition is “The Generational: Younger Than Jesus”).
Some people have taken the New Museum to task. Go to http://www.artsjournal.com/artopia/2009/04/older_than_god.html, to read John Perreault’s (a fellow art blogger) somewhat scathing condemnation of the exhibition.
I have just finished an essay that is an optimistic reflection on some recent museum practices in the United States. For example, both the Hammer, in Los Angeles, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, support emerging artists. The Hammer routinely exhibits emerging artist, while MFAH runs Core, a paid residency for emerging artists (Iva Gueorguieva’s friend, Trenton Doyle Hancock, attended this residency).
In light of the commendable programs offered through museums like the Hammer and MFAH, I find that my feathers remain somewhat unruffled upon learning about the New Museum’s somewhat sensational approach to running a fine arts institution. All is not lost, as John Perrault may be suggesting.
What do you think? Are museums and larger fine arts institutions running out of ways to implement enriching artistic programs? What do you think about the New Museum? I have heard a lot of “trash talk” about this particular institution. People are more willing to refer to the New Museum as a type of hipster ballroom as opposed to a fine arts museum.
In the mean time, check out Core at MFHA: http://www.core.mfah.org/home.asp. The above image is a piece by one of the current residents at Core.
Thank you all for the wonderful presentation last night. As me and Justin went back to the studio last night, he commented that it must have been nice for me to ride the group’s coat tails. It was. However, this blog is just beginning and no one here cares who’s older than Jesus.
Mr. O
Some people have taken the New Museum to task. Go to http://www.artsjournal.com/artopia/2009/04/older_than_god.html, to read John Perreault’s (a fellow art blogger) somewhat scathing condemnation of the exhibition.
I have just finished an essay that is an optimistic reflection on some recent museum practices in the United States. For example, both the Hammer, in Los Angeles, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, support emerging artists. The Hammer routinely exhibits emerging artist, while MFAH runs Core, a paid residency for emerging artists (Iva Gueorguieva’s friend, Trenton Doyle Hancock, attended this residency).
In light of the commendable programs offered through museums like the Hammer and MFAH, I find that my feathers remain somewhat unruffled upon learning about the New Museum’s somewhat sensational approach to running a fine arts institution. All is not lost, as John Perrault may be suggesting.
What do you think? Are museums and larger fine arts institutions running out of ways to implement enriching artistic programs? What do you think about the New Museum? I have heard a lot of “trash talk” about this particular institution. People are more willing to refer to the New Museum as a type of hipster ballroom as opposed to a fine arts museum.
In the mean time, check out Core at MFHA: http://www.core.mfah.org/home.asp. The above image is a piece by one of the current residents at Core.
Thank you all for the wonderful presentation last night. As me and Justin went back to the studio last night, he commented that it must have been nice for me to ride the group’s coat tails. It was. However, this blog is just beginning and no one here cares who’s older than Jesus.
Mr. O
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