MFA SHOW............

I just checked out the MFA show in the gallery and in general I thought it was an overall good exhibition. When viewing the show, I focused on the setup and placement of the work more than the works themselves. I felt that the groupings and the arrangements of the show weakened the presentation. There just wasn't a good agreement and fluidity between the pieces. For an example, the room in the back right off of the main room, the hanging sculptures, the sculpture and the paintings were all individually very strong and well executed. However, the grouping of them seem to not complement or create a dialog. I felt that the hanging sculptures needed more space and room to breathe. In contrast, the first room off to the left from the main room, was well put together and seem to be a very strong selection of pieces. Now this could be because they were all be the same artist and the fit the space well. Another thing that I had bittersweet feelings about were the temporary walls set up in the main room. The walls were awesome. They created more wall space for work to be shown and filled up some of the emptiness I always experienced in the past shows I have seen. But.... the fact that one artist was on all on one side and another person on the other side just seem awkward. I felt the walls weren't being used to their fullest use. It was hard to take in the artist full body of work because you saw a few but then had to turn the corner to see the rest. There was no possible way of seeing the whole series of work at once. This exhibition was good to see because there were some amazing pieces, but the physical setup and the groupings of works made it harsh to view. But for that point alone, it was an important show to see in relation to the thesis class. It made some valid points that should be considered when we start to plan our own exhibitions in the spring.