Curating Crowded: Crowds and their Psychological Effects
I curated the exhibition Crowded, at the Tang Museum & Teaching Gallery (Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY). The exhibition brought together an array of images to suggest the varied ways that crowds permeate our lives, as well as the divergent effects crowds have on us. With the onset of industrialization and urbanization, crowds emerged as a common urban phenomenon and a new subject of inquiry. Several artists in Crowded explore bustling metropolises and their physical effects: traffic, debris, slums. In addition, Crowded presented images of crowds and crowded spaces that move beyond the notion of the overpopulated urban environment.
Exhibition artists:
Arman
Eugene Atget
Peggy Bacon
Michael Harrison
Winslow Homer
Lester Johnson
Barbara A. Stroock Kaufman
LeRoy Neiman
Eduardo Paolozzi
George Segal
W. Eugene Smith
Johannes VanDerBeek
Andy Warhol
Emmett Williams
Garry Winogrand
I used this maquette to design the layout for "Crowded." The final exhibition layout looked quite different than the model here, including the angle of the interior walls.
The artworks in "Crowded" ranged from aesthetically crowded artworks to artworks conveying the psychological effects felt in crowds. Artists included George Segal, Winslow Homer, Andy Warhol, Arman, Garry Winogrand, LeRoy Neiman, among others.
I led a "crowded" curator gallery talk through "Crowded," to expand on the exhibition themes for visitors.
The exhibition explored the psychological, physical, and emotional effects of crowds.
The artworks in "Crowded" ranged from aesthetically crowded artworks to artworks conveying the psychological effects felt in crowds. Artists included George Segal, Winslow Homer, Andy Warhol, Arman, Garry Winogrand, LeRoy Neiman, among others.
The artworks in "Crowded" ranged from aesthetically crowded artworks to artworks conveying the psychological effects felt in crowds. Artists included George Segal, Winslow Homer, Andy Warhol, Arman, Garry Winogrand, LeRoy Neiman, among others.