museum

Attached are the remaining pictures I took at Foot in the Door 4, my previous entry has the overview photos and the photos of my work. These are the pictures I took because I was impressed with the idea, the technique, the colors — or simply because they amused me. Handheld pictures taken with slow speed equals some blur, for that I apologize.

So this is the view upon reaching the entrance of Minneapolis Institute of the Arts Foot in the Door 4, a show of art by Minnesota residents, all works accepted! This year totaled about 5,000 piece of art, all smaller than 12″x12″x12″.

Inside this first gallery:

Turning to the right, to see into the next gallery:

Which is where my Painted Vessel is displayed:

And here are its neighbors:

The following entry is of other pictures that I took, but there are many other ways to enjoy this exhibit. First, here’s Jean Campbell’s blog post of her visit, including a picture of my vessel. Multimedia works, limited to 80 seconds, are on Vimeo. And the crowning place to visit, MIA has put images of all 5,000 pieces on their website! And for the jewels to top the crown, install Silverlight, and you can see the whole exhibit via Photosynth: Gallery 265 and Gallery 281. This is like running your own webcam through the galleries.

Closing at MIA is a traveling exhibit from the Louvre — photography wasn’t permitted there, but I did take pictures of other exhibits to share. The first two images are from iAfrica, an interactive exhibit of African culture. You can also download an iPhone app with images from this exhibit, including a playable thumb piano! The remaining images are Native American. Check out the quillwork on the eagle bag and the fur-rimmed moccasins.

Ancient beads are the subject of this exhibit at the Bead Museum in Glendale, Arizona. It covers Prehistory (early hominids) until the end of the Islamic Period (1400 AD), and explores why beads can help us understand human culture.  Major events in history are explored from the perspective of beads.