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Idea of Museum as Hunter and Gatherer Explored |
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Lonnie Vigil, Storage Jar, fall 1992, micaceous clay, Gift of Virginia Williamson, Class of 1962W.
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HANOVER, NH.- A new exhibition at the Hood Museum of Art, col·lec·ta·ne·a: the museum as hunter and gatherer, illuminates the broader social history of the Hood by exploring the diverse authors of its collection history. The exhibition will be on view in the Hoods Gutman Gallery from May 21, 2005, through February 1, 2006, and will look at how the museums collection has been developed and (re)defined over time. Uniting traditional with contemporary and Western with non-Western art via pottery, sculpture, utilitarian objects, textiles, photographs, and prints, col·lec·ta·ne·a explores different collecting practices and ideologies that reflect the museums unique identity as a hunter and gatherer of material culture. Topics addressed in the exhibition include the role of private collectors in developing museum collections; the continuation of older cultural traditions in newer forms; the relation between museum collections and teaching at Dartmouth; changing perspectives of art versus artifact; the value of hybridized art versus authentic art; and the continued development of the Hoods collections in new and interesting ways.
Guided by diverse academic modes of thinking from 1772 to the present, the Dartmouth collections now comprise an impressively diverse range of nearly 65,000 objects in terms of originality, provenance, historical sweep, geographic representation, and academic importancea direct reflection of the evolution of the Colleges academic perspective, curricular goals, and collecting ideologies.
Catherine Roberts, Curatorial Intern and co-curator of this exhibition, notes, The nature of the collectors vision and its impact upon the museums history is intriguing and significant in understanding the museum. Many of the collections at Dartmouth have been generously donated by individual collectors. Consequently, the nature of the museums collections can be greatly influenced by a collectors choices, taste, and vision. In the museum setting, such private collections are given new life and meaning, especially as the objects in the collection are reexamined, reinterpreted, and re-presentedno longer from a personal perspective but within diverse academic contexts, discourses, and disciplines.
Twentieth Anniversary of the Hood Museum of Art
The Hood Museum of Art marks its twentieth anniversary in 2005 with a yearlong series of exciting exhibitions and programs that examine the museums collections from their inception to the museums vision for their future. The year began with a critical look at how the permanent collections are interpreted and used by Dartmouth faculty and an exhibition of the museums recent acquisitions in new media. Currently, the museum is featuring Marks of Distinction: Two Hundred Years of American Drawings and Watercolors from the Hood Museum of Art. The anniversary celebration will end with a major installation by internationally renowned American artist Fred Wilson.
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