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...room installation at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum entitled "The Living Room," artist-in-residence Lee Mingwei attempts to bridge the gap between art and the public in an innovative, interactive exhibition. Inspired by the spirit of hospitality and intellectual exchange that characterized Gardner's turn-of-the-century salon lifestyle, "The Living Room" rejects the notion of the traditional art object in favor of a participatory process in which the visitor's own aesthetic experience constitutes the finished product. Rather than look at anything in particular, Lee encourages "viewers" to discuss their aesthetic ideas in a warm and friendly...
...have an end product. For me, it is about the process and the experience." The "trust and intimacy" created by "The Letter Writing Project" was, for Lee, as valuable as any lasting picture. Similarly, by including museum staff in the artistic process, Lee aims to help the Gardner Museum "regain its role as more than a mausoleum for inanimate, exotic objects" and emphasize its position as a "living organism" integral to the community...
...Though not worth a special trip, "The Living Room" will enrich the experience of all the visitors to the museum. Intellectually motivating, this installation is one that does Mrs. Gardner proud...
...Drop by Lee Mingwei's "The Living Room" inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at 280 The Fenway in Boston, a few hundred yards from the Museum of Fine Arts, close to the Museum T stop on the Green Line. The installation runs through April 30. Hours are Tue. through Sun., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, but only $5 ($3 on Wednesdays) with a student...
...Bears went down a man following an interference call on defenseman Cara Gardner...