Playing House: Working with Artists
Anne Chu works with art handlers to install her work in the Moorish Room of the John D. Rockefeller House.
Ann Agee’s was the most labor intensive installation. The artist made several pre-visits to the Milligan rooms as part of formulating what she wanted to transform the room into. Discussions about what was and was not impossible to remove from the room were fruitful. The compromises fed the creative process. With this installation, Ann much like a conservator had to be a creative problem solver too.
Ann Agee works with art handlers to install her work in the Library and Drawing Room of the Milligan House.
I think the experience in the end was fruitful for all and that the activations spark new illuminations on your experience.
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Ash Meer:
February 29th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
I love seeing the contemporary art installations in the period rooms for so many reasons. 1)It allows the viewer to see the rooms in a new perspective, one that really explores the tension inherent in looking into a preserved space. 2) It brings museum goers who normally wouldn’t visit the period rooms 3) It challenges our ideas of contemporary art needing white walls… I can’t wait to visit this new installation.