I'm really glad you and her enjoyed the day and the performance despite the dense crowds.
I hope to see the new MFA wing sometime this coming year. I'm really glad the model ships are back, I haven't seen them in years.
I agree with you, I like seeing more of the "behind the scenes", the technical side of making, display, conserving the art - sometimes more than the art itself. And things that may not be considered 'standard', like the books Albrecht Durer worked on that were on display during his show. Those were wonderful.
for instance when they have printmaking shows, I really appreciate and enjoy it when they have a block or plate and the tools on display to show part of the process. Even though I know a lot about the process itself since I've done most of them, I still find it really intriguing to see the 'actual' plate/block that artist used, and try to study -what- they did when they cut the image to get a better sense of the effect created in the impression. That really helps sink it in for a show.
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I hope to see the new MFA wing sometime this coming year. I'm really glad the model ships are back, I haven't seen them in years.
I agree with you, I like seeing more of the "behind the scenes", the technical side of making, display, conserving the art - sometimes more than the art itself. And things that may not be considered 'standard', like the books Albrecht Durer worked on that were on display during his show. Those were wonderful.
for instance when they have printmaking shows, I really appreciate and enjoy it when they have a block or plate and the tools on display to show part of the process. Even though I know a lot about the process itself since I've done most of them, I still find it really intriguing to see the 'actual' plate/block that artist used, and try to study -what- they did when they cut the image to get a better sense of the effect created in the impression. That really helps sink it in for a show.