Alana Tessman Post #3

During my first few days this week, I had meetings with different curators in the museum. The first was with the curator of contemporary art, who I had a very interesting conversation with regarding the things her job entails as well as the path she took to get there. I had always thought that I would pursue the study of art history, though after speaking with her, I'm excited to explore modern and contemporary art in more detail. She explained how working with living artists can be challenging, but is ultimately rewarding as she is able to collaborate with them in order to portray their art and her vision with clarity. This reminded me in particular of an artist who I researched as his work is in the sculpture garden expansion, Nick Cave. You can look him up online and view his work - at first glance, they look like detailed costumes, however I wouldn't of picked up on the underlying theme if I hadn't read the label written by the curator. Through his art, he is trying to provide a space free from surface identity in order to make the viewer question what they're looking at. Without the work of the curator, important messages are at risk of being lost. Attached is a photo of me with one of the pieces of art in the expansion.