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Friday, January 11, 2019
Title Pages: Names Of Rejected Artworks Become New Exhibit At the Carnegie International
90.5 WESA: The Carnegie Museum of Art’s collection is vast. But one of the more obscure facets of that archive has been turned into one of the more popular attractions at the 57th Carnegie International.
2 comments:
Davine Byon
said...
When I saw this part of the Carnegie International, I was incredibly confused at first. When it was explained to me, I felt this wonderful, warm sense of awe for the concept of honoring those whose work was unable to be presented. There was something incredibly thoughtful about this unusual gesture that I feel could easily be employed to a number of other art events and museums. By lettering each title so diligently, the in-gallery artists pay due respect to the original artists of the work and allow the viewer’s imagination to dictate what those words mean to the individual. The person who gets to take home one of these titles may imagine a painting, recall a personal memory, or simply associate it with the Carnegie International. Regardless, the simple words on a page are so much more than just that. The installation is a unique, elegant, and respectful tribute to a world of art and artists that we will never be able to know in their entirety.
I love this exhibit. I’ve been by it a couple of times since it opened, and I took a painting home with me, one titled “Boat Painting Time” and it really does make you feel fancy. I think it really is a cool way to honor the artists that did not make it into the collection. In a special way, they now have been in the International Collection. It even gives these artists some exposure, because as soon as I got home I looked up the artist, trying to find what “Boat Painting Time” looked like. While I did not find that painting, I did find the artist and got to look at some of his other works, which was really cool. Additionally it is like they have created an exhibit that spans all over the country too: my friend visited from Ohio and picked on up for herself and her mom who lives in Massachusetts. Overall I think this is a very creative exhibit, and does an interesting job in connecting the community to the art they view.
2 comments:
When I saw this part of the Carnegie International, I was incredibly confused at first. When it was explained to me, I felt this wonderful, warm sense of awe for the concept of honoring those whose work was unable to be presented. There was something incredibly thoughtful about this unusual gesture that I feel could easily be employed to a number of other art events and museums. By lettering each title so diligently, the in-gallery artists pay due respect to the original artists of the work and allow the viewer’s imagination to dictate what those words mean to the individual. The person who gets to take home one of these titles may imagine a painting, recall a personal memory, or simply associate it with the Carnegie International. Regardless, the simple words on a page are so much more than just that. The installation is a unique, elegant, and respectful tribute to a world of art and artists that we will never be able to know in their entirety.
I love this exhibit. I’ve been by it a couple of times since it opened, and I took a painting home with me, one titled “Boat Painting Time” and it really does make you feel fancy. I think it really is a cool way to honor the artists that did not make it into the collection. In a special way, they now have been in the International Collection. It even gives these artists some exposure, because as soon as I got home I looked up the artist, trying to find what “Boat Painting Time” looked like. While I did not find that painting, I did find the artist and got to look at some of his other works, which was really cool. Additionally it is like they have created an exhibit that spans all over the country too: my friend visited from Ohio and picked on up for herself and her mom who lives in Massachusetts. Overall I think this is a very creative exhibit, and does an interesting job in connecting the community to the art they view.
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