museum studies

Review and evaluate the successes and failures of two different artists’ interventions discussed in class. (1000 words) – Fred Wilson, Mining the Museum, 1992-1993 – Hans Haacke, Shapolsky et al. Manhattan Real Estate Holdings, a Real-Time Social System, as of 1 May 1971, 1971 Some questions to think about: What do they critique about the institutions they are exhibited at? What do they reveal about those institutions? As a visitor, how might you experience encountering this artwork in a museum setting? How would it change, if at all, your perception of the institution and the other artworks on display?