Some guests: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Some guests, Think Back To Iraq in background: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Guest getting a closer look at Think Back To Iraq: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Visitor studies Think Back To Iraq: Photo credit: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
Some guests, near a freeform cascade-hang: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Photo credit: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
Photo credit: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
Taking in An Interlude of Peace: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Guests study the Holocaust-themed piece, which the curator thoughtfully installed as a giant triptych to surround viewers. Even those using the gallery bench are enveloped by the scene: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Scrutinizing the Holocaust-themed piece: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Getting more info about the Holocaust-themed piece from the artist: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Discussion around the Holocaust-themed piece: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Process-artifacts in the case. The gun is for BIAP! art. The baggie of green material is not cannabis; rather, it is shredded cash as used on Series 540, Series 572, et cetera: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Corwyn Garman
Partial panorama prior to opening. Old master and Euro/US master paintings hanging concurrently on opening night include landscapes by Corot, Whistler (of Whistler's Mother fame), Turner, Guardi, Brueghel, Gainsborough, Constable, and Hubert Robert, just to name a few. later during the show's run, Maxfield Parrish will have a show in the next room
Publicity photos: Artist Terry Ward (AKA GrumpyVisualArtist) holds a bullet-struck spray paint can in the museum. A freeform cascade of Ward art panels hangs in the background. Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Publicity photos
Labels (click for larger view): Photo: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
Labels (click for larger view): Photo: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
Labels (click for larger view): Photo: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
Labels (click for larger view): Photo: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
Labels (click for larger view): Photo: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
Museum banner (interior):
Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Corwyn Garman
Museum banner (exterior on portico):
Photo: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
Pre-opening tests (lights not yet adjusted, no labels yet): Photo: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
Pre-opening tests (lights not yet adjusted): Photo: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
Pre-opening tests (lights not yet adjusted, no labels yet): Photo: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
Pre-opening tests (lights not yet adjusted, no labels yet): Photo: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
Pre-opening tests (lights not yet adjusted, no labels yet): Photo: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
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Behind the scenes: Installation-process photos
Artist Terry Ward installing art panels in the museum: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Artist Terry Ward installing art panels in the museum: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Artist Terry Ward installing art panels in the museum: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Artist Terry Ward installing art panels in the museum: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Artist Terry Ward installing art panels in the museum: Photo credit: courtesy of MSV / Photographer Rick Foster (EJRF[at]Comcast[dot]net)
Artist Terry Ward posing while installing art panels in the museum: Photo: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio et al
Freeform cascade and Untitled Stack during installation: Photo: Terry Ward / GrumpyVisualArtist studio
More installation snapshots here.
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For the full impact of the scale as well as the complex surfaces, art like this needs to be experienced in-person.
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