Vik Muniz is the latest artist to present a show in the Museum of Modern Art’s “Artist’s Choice” series. The idea is simple—a visiting curator gets to go wild, picking and choosing from one of the world’s great art collections—and Muniz’s show, called “Rebus,” tries to reflect his process of discovery. “We started with one piece, then searched the entire collection to find the next one, and so on.” At the heart of the exhibit are artworks that he’s paired, one reverberating into the next, to create “a residual effect.”
I really like this concept— an artist curating an exhibit of art, none of which is his own, but creating a cohesive, meaningful presentation out of works from various times, places and people. The end result presents a surprising new perspective on previously seen works, really neat.
source: New York Magazine
- February 21 2012 | 1 Notes - Read More →
