Interesting research

Visual illusion may explain the allure of pointillist paintings



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exhibition catalogues

The Strand has a big collection of museum exhibition catalogues (which I am going to have to make).
I bought a couple random ones that I just liked the design of.
BUT, I was totally nerding out when I found these two catalogues and snatched them up so fast.

The Responsive Eye
from 1965 at The Museum of Modern Art, New York

The Art of the Real: USA 1948-1968
from 1968 at The Museum of Modern Art, New York

These were really important exhibitions.

ESPECIALLY The Responsive Eye!!!
It is basically what introduced the world to Op Art and artists like Frank Stella, Victor Vasarely, Bridget Riley and Getulio Alviani, amongst others.

Here are some photos I found online of the catalogue..




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Need to read these. now.

I should be banned from The Strand. Every time I go I spend minimum 4-5 hours there, and then have to take a cab home I bought so many books.

But at least this time these were all in the name of thesis. Or at least that is what I tell myself...

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To Be Looked At: Painting and Sculpture from The Museum of Modern Art



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Design and Art (Documents of Contemporary Art)


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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Illustrated Guide 1972


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Logical Conclusions: 40 Years of Rule-Based Art

(couldn't find any photos of the cover)
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Modern Art: A Critical Introduction


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Modern Painting And Sculpture: 1880 To Present From The Museum Of Modern Art


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Add it to the list of yet another book I want.

This is the amazon description...

Reshaping Museum Space pulls together the views of an international group of museum professionals, architects, designers and academics, highlights the complexity, significance and malleability of museum spac, and provides reflections upon recent developments in museum architecture and exhibition design.

Various chapters concentrate on the process of architectural and spatial reshaping, and the problems of navigating the often contradictory agendas and aspirations of the broad range of professionals and stakeholders involved in any new project.

Contributors review recent new build, expansion and exhibition projects questioning the types of museum space required at the beginning of the twenty-first century and highlighting a range of possibilities for creative museum design.

Essential reading for anyone involved in creating, designing and project managing the development of museum exhibits, and vital reading for students of the discipline.