A Look Back at Works of Art Newly Displayed at the IMA in 2008
If you visited the IMA’s permanent galleries more than once this year, it is likely you did not see the same works of art. Each month the IMA rotates different works of art in an effort to display the breadth of the Museum’s collection. The scheduled rotation is determined through a collaboration between curators and conservators. Curators decide which works are displayed and their display time frame, while the conservators regulate the exposure time of certain sensitive artworks. Below are just a handful of the hundreds of works newly displayed in the IMA’s galleries in 2008:
For a look at all the works that went on view in 2008, visit the IMA’s Dashboard.
In celebration of the IMA’s 125th anniversary, the Museum also sought to acquire 125 new gifts to add to its collection this year. Stay tuned for a complete recap of this project.
January 6th, 2009 at 7:55 am
waz visitin th new “design gallery.” uhhh…interstin ? can somebody explain – with a straight face – how a pink penis-and-testicle-shaped vase is “art?” how much $ did that set y’all back? if i saw it in a feminist context as excoriating male chauvinism, i’d understand, but as “best of european design?” makes me think of the old Bloom County cartoon where, in response to “think about just what makes your little life worthwhile” the character looks down into his underwear. does the IMA really want to make contemporary art n design look sooo frivolous?
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