Most people walk in to a museum or gallery and are amazed by the works of art but I wonder how many people think about how the paintings and objects got there. All of the works in the new Bloch Building had to be moved at least one time. Some had been on view in the Nelson-Atkins Building previously. They had to be de-installed and moved to storage and then re-installed in the new spaces. The task was enormous and took the better part of a year to accomplish.
I found some great photos from the installation of the contemporary galleries. Above is Large Stack by Donald Judd that has one of the best locations in the new building.
I also found these great shots of the Museum's prep team installing Art Part by Elizabeth Murray. They started with a paper mock up of the painting to determine the lay out. Once everything was marked, the 22 separate canvases were installed piece by piece. Kind of like a big jigsaw puzzle except you can't lose any pieces!
Comments (5)
Could I get larger (PowerPoint size) copies of these installation shots? I love to show my students images like this, so they see how it is done. Thanks.
Posted by Chris | December 6, 2007 3:37 PM
Posted on December 6, 2007 15:37
Chris - Thank you for reading our blog. I have sent additional images to you separately. Enjoy!
Posted by Jodi Olson-Kidney | December 12, 2007 1:29 PM
Posted on December 12, 2007 13:29
Jodi,
Could I trouble you to any larger images of the Donald Judd stacks that you have? I'm an avid fan and would love to make it to Kansas City sometime to see the gorgeous works!
Thanks,
John
Posted by John Saunders | February 11, 2008 12:26 PM
Posted on February 11, 2008 12:26
John,
I hope you can come visit soon to see Large Stack in person. For now, if you enter "Donald Judd" into the search box on our website (nelson-atkins.org), you may look at a larger image of the piece.
We have another Judd on view right now. It is Untitled Progression from 1970. Thanks for reading!
Posted by Jodi | February 12, 2008 2:08 PM
Posted on February 12, 2008 14:08
Jodi - Thanks so much for getting back to me and for the info on the images!
John
Posted by John Saunders | February 15, 2008 12:10 PM
Posted on February 15, 2008 12:10