i don't think curators should allow exhibitions of life imitating art within exhibitions. depending on the subject of original exhibition, it could lead to some very problematic situations, not the least of which is possibly offending other museum-goers.

On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 10:42 AM, adelheid straten <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear all,

the exhibition "Das nackte Leben. Bacon, Freud, Hockney und andere" [tHE NAKED LIFE: Bacon, Freud, Hockney and others. Paintings in London 1950-1980] in Münster, Germany, was allowed to be visited by 61 naturalists unhampered by clothes which had been left in a special ante-chamber cloakroom. The were welcomed by museum director Dr. Hermann Arnhold and received a guided guided tour, some left their shoes and socks on, some yet barfooted.

Any comments?

Christian

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