Blog @ the Nelson-Atkins

If you’ve ever wondered what curators really do, here’s a glimpse into the glamorous lives of some of the curators at the Nelson-Atkins.

Here we see Jan Schall and Leesa Fanning, curators of modern & contemporary art. They are working with a life-size cardboard mock up of Six-Foot Energy Void by Isamu Noguchi. The piece is one of seven that will be installed in the Isamu Noguchi Sculpture Court in the new Bloch Building.

The real sculpture weighs over 4,000 pounds. That’s why they leave the heavy lifting to our fabulous preparation staff. Here they are installing Noguchi’s Endless Coupling.

All of the sculptures will be on view when the Bloch Building opens June 9, 2007.