Hello again everybody! Things are kicking off at the MADI! We are currently in the heart of remaking all the wall labels! So far we have finished all the ones that had previously been missing a label, and are now about halfway done verifying and correcting information to replace all of the existing wall labels. We hope to have this done by the end of next week as well as already have the more complex labels for the bigger pieces done. We decided to keep the wall labels simple and laminate them so that they would be able to last multiple moves. We also found “Museum Wax” on Amazon that has turned out to be exactly what we were looking for as a gentle adhesive. It’s a bit more of an oily wax then candle wax (Meaning it leaves your hands feeling awfully gross afterwards) and we have just been warming up two, half of a pea size, balls to stick on the back of the labels and place on the wall. It holds the labels on the wall well allowing for multiple adjustments if needed and doesn’t leave any residue behind or take up any of the paint. It’s also extremely easy to remove and reuse if need be so it’s a 10/10 total win in my book.
On the topic of labels still, Christianna and I get to say that we made all of the MADI’s Biennial: Origins in Geometry wall labels. The exhibition is open as of tonight and houses 33 pieces with a large number of them coming from Venezuela!!! Christianna and I actually got to meet and talk with one of the Venezuelan artists just this past Tuesday as well as see three other artists from the US that are in it. (WHICH WAS SUPER DUPER COOOOOL!!!!!!)
On a different note we got to participate in our first all staff meeting earlier this month, which was really just a room with all seven of us sitting in it discussing preparations for the Biennial. I took note of this because it really reminded me how small the staff here at the MADI is. It was an odd feeling to actually all be seated in one small office space, far different from the staff meetings I got to be apart of at the DMA.
I'm so glad the progress on the wall labels is going so well! The museum wax sounds awesome (despite making hands feel gross). That's super cool that the MADI Biennial is going on during your time there, that's a neat opportunity to be a part of as well as getting to meet the artists that are participating. Sounds like there are so many cool experiences that you'll be able to take away from this internship.
ReplyDeleteWhat did we do before Amazon?!?! I am so glad to hear they came to the rescue with the museum wax! It sounds like a real lifesaver for the label project!
ReplyDeleteHow COOL that you are interning during the biennial year! Did you attend the opening party? Those are always fun :)
I bet it was incredibly interesting to speak with the Venezuelan artists. Is there still a big art-making community in Venezuela during these trying times in their country?
Yes! Amazon to the rescue! I'm so happy I have Prime. Haha!
DeleteFrom the looks of it I think there are still many artists pumping out pieces in Venezuela still. A large chunk of the 33 artists that were accepted were from Venezuela.
Unfortunately, We weren't able to attend because we both had prior plans for that Friday. :(