Using the recently published anthology Avant-Garde Museology as its launching point, the symposium “Avant Museology” began its two–city, two–weekend run on November 11th and 12th at the Brooklyn Museum. The expansive conference of thirteen rigorous and engaging presentations considered early Soviet attempts to use museums to craft a “better, more evolved human being” by making them more reflective of all aspects of life, in content and form.
For Document V, Ryan Thayer: Dayparting consists of a photograph, sound and online playlist of music selected by Temporary Art Review contributors.
Genevieve Quick reviews Visions Into Infinite Archives at SOMArts in San Francisco, which showcases a wide spectrum of artists of color engaging in equally varied disciplinary and conceptual approaches.
“Hidden Cities” ambitiously poses many pressing questions about curatorial practice, the role of arts and artists within the changing landscape of San Francisco, and the nature of urban experiences.
In “Baby and the Nacirema” at The Luggage Store, Michael Arcega ambitiously examines cross-cultural exchange through American icons, anthropology, and Manifest Destiny.