Hunter Museum of American Art

Busy Summer to an Eventful Fall

As usual, it's been hectic here in the curatorial department. We've been especially busy with the Art in Public Places project. One of the four public sculptures is underway-large boulders for Bart Walter's The Troupe were sited at the zoo in the last few days. To give you an idea of the scope of the project-we're talking about 44,000 tons of stone! These boulders were brought from a nearby quarry and placed [in the rain] by crane. Over the next few weeks, trees and plants will be planted around the stones, creating a great environment for the sculptures which will be delivered later this month. The chimpanzees will be installed the week of September 21^st-the artist will be here to oversee it.

We're also anticipating the delivery and installation of another public art piece this month.  We are currently scheduling the construction of a base for Dennis Oppenheim's Arriving Home. This piece will go in the corner of Miller Plaza.

We are continuing preparatory work on the two public sculptures slated for Renaissance Park. Casting has begun at the foundry for Terry Allen's Tennessee Leaf, and we have begun clearing the area for the Mickett Stackhouse sculpture, A Place in the Woods. Artists Carol Mickett and Robert Stackhouse will be in town later this month to give a talk in conjunction with the Midsouth Sculpture Conference.

Within the museum building, the Laguna Murano chandelier exhibition and Window to the West exhibition have both ended and have been shipped back to their owners. Now on exhibit is NY Cool, an absolutely amazing walk through the mid-twentieth century of American art. Also on exhibit are some of our latest acquisitions in the permanent collection-you will see a newly installed gallery of glass as you first enter the permanent collection area and other new works sprinkled throughout.

Hope to see you around the museum.

Nandini Makrandi
Curator of Contemporary Art

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