Elastic Museum Projects

"Artists are manipulating the system and that is good."

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Christina Bothwell, ‘Kundalini’, 2011. Cast glass, window glass, raku clay, found objects, oil paint.

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The Cheap Art Manifesto, http://breadandpuppet.org/cheap-art/why-cheap-art-manifesto

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A joyful missive for not fitting in, from a romp through the Walter Art Center archives. Flux Field Residency, 2014 mortati openfield

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An Elastic Manifesto for Museums & Artists (if they feel like reading it) Otherwise Known As: Why Do Experimental Work It will expand your role in the community: The work is more social and each project appeals to different audiences. It relies on networks inside and outside the museum to function and therefore has a greater reach. It will make you better at your job. It pushes all departments: it innovates all areas of the museum, by engaging them in the art-making. It is the closest thing so far to working in line with how artists create. You are furthering a conversation with contemporary work: these projects directly engage with new art forms. Artists are manipulating the system and that is good. It’s the work of today. It can integrate with all the tools and systems we have at hand. Just make it happen.

Created by:

Maria Mortati, Artist and Independent Museum Exhibition Designer

Sarah Schultz, Director of Education and Curator of Public Practice, Walker Art Center

Susan Diachisin, Kelli and Allen Questrom Director of the Center for Creative Connections at Dallas Museum of Art

Stephanie Parrish, Associate Director of Education & Public Programs, Portland Art Museum