http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45 Comments en-us Sat, 26 May 2007 09:30:30 -0700 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid54 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid54 I am intrigued by this review and the photos. But what was this exhibition about?? Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:52:49 -0700 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid62 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid62 Bruce has said two key things about the motivation for this exhibition. First that Design is about everything, and everything is design (cloning is design for example). Second, that now that we can do anything - or at least so many things - as a civilization, what will be choose to do? Again, think about the cloning as design point. Finally, this exhibition was done by college students who Bruce and his studio worked with via a partnership he has with the college called Institute Without Boundaries. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:22:39 -0700 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid66 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid66 for answering Diana's question. And Diana, when I got your message, I thought, "oh my--right. I didn't even mention what it was about. hmmmm." To elaborate on Jennifer's description, the exhibition is based on the premise that "design" is an essential human activity--planning and making and visioning--and that today our design activities can have HUGE effects. There are subtexts about sustainability, war and peace, genetic engineering, etc. I consider it to be more of an art piece and a philosophical statement than a lesson on the implications of design. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:33:13 -0700 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid121 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid121 Kathy and I have talked about this exhibit some and I was stuck by many of the same things. I thought one of the coolest things about the exhibit from a conceptual standpoint was how it subverted (transcended?) the traditional museum dispcipline boundaries. I actually tried for a while to bring this exhibit to my museum and the organizers at VAG were telling me how many potential venues couldn't get their heads around whether it was mission appropriate. History? Well, it's mostly about the future. Science? But so much of it is about design...does urban design count as science? Art? But yes people were reading -- reading alot -- primarily I think because the subject was actually really interesting, the stuff itself begged some questions that provoked curiosity, the subject was relevant and, perhaps most heretically, the point of view -- that our power to shape our own destiny means that we can pick the right outcome -- was quite optimistic about the future. There were many amateurish mistakes to be sure (ironic, because Mau is regarded as such a design guru,) but these were compensated for generally by the freshness of the design and conceptual approach. Thank God there are still people out there who don't know what they can't do! Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:29:49 -0700 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid122 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid122 Thanks for the comment Dan. I talked with the organizers of the exhibition a few months back, and found out that it never was fully booked. In fact, I think it only had three venues, two of them in Canada. Without any museums to host the exhibition, the organizers had to dismantle it. Very discouraging. It was a very imaginative exhibition that found no place in our conservative field. K Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:33:15 -0700 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid123 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid123 The dealbreaker for us was that it would be a very expensive show to mount and very large too. Otherwise, we'd have gone for it. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:59:40 -0700 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid127 http://exhibitfiles.org/exhibition/view_review.rss/45#cid127 I saw this exhibit in Chicago the year AAM was there at the Museum of Contemporary Art. It was simply brilliant. I remember we considered the exhibit, but at the time didn't have the space available to host it when it was available. And it would have been so expensive - though I suspect our local vinyl suppliers would have been very pleased. Too bad it didn't tour more widely - it was an incredible exhibition.