MoMA director Glenn D. Lowry. Image: moma.org
This morning, VoCA attended an intimate gathering around one of the AGO’s board room tables with Glenn Lowry, director of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Matthew Teitelbaum, director of the Art Gallery of Ontario and members of the press.
Mr. Lowry was in town as part of his international tour to promote MoMA’s future programming and past successes. 
Doug Aitken's Sleepwalkers, projected onto MoMA. Image: hustlerofculture.com
As well as discussing upcoming programming and recent acquisitions, he offered some insightful comments that Canadian museums might learn from:
-The use of a museum’s architecture as woven into the fabric of the city.
-The use of the building itself as a ‘canvas’ for public art projects, including Doug Aitken’s Sleepwalkers projections earlier this year and upcoming work by Pipillotti Rist next year.
-The importance of building the museum collection.
-The relinquishing of control that allows for programming by younger staff members that reaches younger audiences. 
Frank Gehry's plans for a new addition to the AGO. Image: idonline.com
Friday, November 30, 2007
When VoCA met MoMA
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2 comments:
Thanks for sharing this info Andrea. I'm not super-thrilled with the "new MOMA" but I certainly admire the fact they are turning thinking about their architecture as an extension of their programming! I really loved that Doug Aitken project.
Also it is interesting that MOMA is collaborating with a real estate promoter and a high profile architect to bring another expansion to the museum. Seems like an interesting combination!...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/arts/design/15arch.html?_r=1&ref=arts&oref=sloginan
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