Word: exhibitable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Dada artists had definite opinions concerning the way in which their works were to be exhibited. Dadaism sought to strip away the pretentious trappings surrounding art, and as such, the Dadaists objected to the institution of the museum. But at the same time, exhibitions provided the exposure necessary to reach the public. The solution was to display the works in a manner that would be as shocking as the ideas themselves. The following is a description of "Early Dada Spring," an exhibit held in the 1920s...
...major fault in the ICA exhibition was its choice of conventional means of presentation. Objects are arranged in neat, well-spaced rows. One wishes the curators had been more adventurous, more responsive to the nature of Dada. Inventive presentation strengthens the experience of art. For example, this past summer a group of New York artists organized an art show in Times Square. The unusual location reflected the radical nature of the art exhibited, which, in turn, used live performances and striking imagery to comment on the environment. In an exhibit of early twentieth-century Russian art now at the Hirschorn...
That may not be the only question the designers of the exhibition had in mind when they arranged it, but the question is unavoidable. The selections were made by J. Carter Brown, director of the National Gallery, Professor Nicholas Yalouris, inspector-general of the antiquities of Greece, and other experts, all of whom know how to develop a hypothesis as well as an exhibition. The installation affects a quest. It is divided among three distinct, sequential sections that draw one from room to room, back in time from Alexander comic strips and a Daumier cartoon to a final, wine-dark...
...originally played linebacker and offensive lineman, and he believes learning those positions had helped him play the defensive line. He understands the mentality of the blockers he squares off against every Saturday, and his linebacking duty taught him the fine art of defensive pursuit--which he will probably exhibit this afternoon, despite a nagging knee ailment...
Increasingly, they must not just exhibit, but also save and breed...