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