The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library
Horticultural Hall
2nd Floor
300 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-369-3385

 

The staff of the William Morris Hunt Memorial Library cordially invites you the 15th exhibition in our collaboration with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 

SMFA Student Exhibition
Collections: Organizing and Interpreting an Environment

Opens at the SMFA W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library April 18th through May 31st, 2013

Opens at the Wm. Morris Hunt Memorial Library April 23rd through May 31st, 2013

Located within sister art libraries, Collections is an exhibition focused on a selection of artists whose work deals with collecting as a way of interpreting culture and the environment.  The work will be displayed at the William Morris Hunt Memorial Library, part of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and a branch of the MFA, the W. Van Alan Clark Jr. Library at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. The show will feature a range of artists and mediums broadening the very notion of what a collection can be.

Rearranging a collection of objects can redefine the meaning.  What may have been overlooked may suddenly become the most evident part.  Organization can play an essential role in how we interpret collections.  Do we arrange a collection according to the way it was conceived, like a time line?  Or do we organize according to visual elements such as size, color, shape?  Perhaps value or purpose determines an objects location, rank, or importance within the collection.  These ideas can continue to be reinterpreted and defined as our surroundings and everyday objects are transformed. 

The dual location assists in creating the atmosphere and context of the exhibition.  Public museums and libraries share their revered collections with the world.  It is the job of a museum to protect, display, and teach about a specific collection, providing knowledge and inspiration to those who seek it.  Libraries house some of the finest collections known to man.  Books are the main portals connecting us in a rich and vibrant way to our past.  They provide ideas, pictures, thoughts, stories, facts, and fiction.  This exhibition will showcase a variety of art that deals with both traditional and alternative collections within this unique setting.

Artists:

Constance Sawyer: MFA 2013

Yeol Jung: MFA 2014

Diana Zlatanovski: Curatorial Research Associate, MFA

Katrina Majkut: MFA 2013

Liza Lynch

Joshua Reiman: SMFA Professor

Dayna Safferstein:

Elissa von Walter:

Robyn Reed: Associate Dean of Admissions: Associate Dean of Admissions, SMFA

Juan Travieso: MFA 2013

Chinami Michaels:

Julie Weaver: MFA 2014

Polina Isurin: MFA 2014

Simon Remiszewski: BFA 2015

Katie Wild: Post- Baccalaureate 2013

Toshiki Yashiro: MFA 2014

Renée M. Browne: MFA 2013

Chelsea Coon: MFA 2014

Thomas Duncan:

Mark Tang:

Brianne Milder: MFA 2013

Robin McNulty: MFA 2014

Collections: Organizing and Interpreting an Environment curated by Julie Weaver: MFA 2014, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 

Two nights of light hors d'oeuvres, friends, and family. Please stop by for the extended hours to get a first viewing.

Opening Reception at the W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library: Thursday, April 18th from 5-7pm.

W. Van Alen Clark, Jr. Library
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
230 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
617-369-3650

Opening Reception at the Wm. Morris Hunt Memorial Library: Tuesday, April 23rd from 5-7pm.

The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library
Horticultural Hall
2nd Floor
300 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-369-3385

Main Library Directions

The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library is located on the second floor of Horticultural Hall, which is located across Massachusetts Avenue from Symphony Hall.

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Public Transportation

MBTA Subway Green Line E Symphony Station or Orange Line Massachusetts Avenue Station. The closest bus routes are #1 Mass. Ave line or #39 Huntington Ave.

Parking

No on-site parking garage is available for library users. Metered parking spaces are often available nearby on Massachusetts Avenue.