AskAKatartsis

Today was #AskACuratorDay. This is a blog about everything I learned, because I need somewhere to put it all, and twitter is confusing. And this blog morphs and changes as I feel like it, so...we're doing something a little bit different here. And it's my blog, so I can do whatever I want.

My first question was inevitably to the Isabella Stewart Gardner, my favorite museum in the US. If you haven't seen it, for the love of god, go to Boston and check it out.

Then I tweeted the NYTimes referencing Holland Cotter's amazing Memory Museum Article. They didn't respond. ;( Still go read that article, it's great.

MoMA deemed it better not to answer me. Maybe they're still ashamed of their American Folk Art Museum debacle, though I swear I wasn't referencing it.

Learning more about Sonia Delaunay  (that's the book) from the PMA (please excuse the typo)...

And a wonderful convo with the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The picture the reference, Abandoned Doll by Suzanne Valadon, can be found here on Google Art along with a bio of the artist.

The Abandoned Doll, Susan Valadon, 1921, Oil on Canvas, National Museum for Women in the Arts

The Newseum gets points for the best answer that was most RT'd. 

I could hardly believe my eyes when Yaelle Biro from the Met responded to me. Find the book here.

The New Museum's response rang the best, and truest. For I love Ragnar Kjartansson. Videos of the pieces mentioned are below. 

Bliss by Ragnar Kjartansson, timelapsed....

The End by Ragnar Kartansson, Icelandic Pavillion, 2009 Venice Biennale

I had to ask one of my favorite organizations in Philly, the Association for Public Art, what their thoughts were.

 Paradigm Gallery had one of the most fruitful discussions with me.

  

And I couldn't resist finding out some street art "curation" from local Philly bloggers Vandalog and Streets Dept. 

And that was my lovely day today.

An update...

So, I never realized this, but this blog apparently had some steady readers! I've been more involved in the art/museum scene as of late. Unfortunately, that does not leave me much time for crafting. If you followed this blog, I apologize. I will soon (hopefully) begin cross-posting from www.paperclips215.com

The most recent article I wrote is on a show here in Philadelphia called In&Out at Paradigm Gallery. It features work by Joe Boruchow and Erin M. Riley. Please check it out at: http://www.paperclips215.com/paradigm-gallerys-newest-show-inout-works-by-joe-boruchow-and-erin-m-riley/

Other posts I'm proud of include: http://www.paperclips215.com/tyler-held-stomps-1026/
http://www.paperclips215.com/interior-castles-new-works-by-daniel-de-jesus/
http://www.paperclips215.com/the-endless-one-paradigm-gallery/

I will let you know when I am making again. I promise it is sooner than you think. Things have been going REALLY well for me with my Art History career in Philadelphia. I have a job at a major museum and am loving it. Until then...