>Sorry to reply to the whole list, but I can't find the original poster of
>the inquiry on alternate interpretations!
>
>>1.  Baltimore History Museum (or is it the Maryland Historical Society?)
>>had a temporary exhibit a couple years ago curated by an
>>African-American artist, which re-interpreted objects in their
>>collections.  It had an extensive review in either Museum News or
>>History News several years ago, and my friends who saw it gave it rave
>>reviews.
>
>It was the Maryland Historical Society and the exhibit was by Fred Wilson,
>a New York artist who did a similar installation in the Seattle Art Museum.
> The show was marvelous and he had amazing insights into our work.  Many
>AAM members were lucky enough to see it when the AAM met in Baltimore -
>recall the year and you'll have a clue about when this all took place. He
>was interviewed in Museum News: "Making the Museum Mine."  Sorry I don't
>have the citation handy, but if anyone is interested, reply off-list and
>I'll get it to you within a few weeks.
>



Fred has also published a book on his 'museum intervention' at Maryland
entitled:  Mining the Museum.  Sorry I don't have the publisher details to
hand, but have sighted the book and for those unable to view the exhibit it
is a beautifully produced alternative.



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