This project is an experiment in expanding the scope of a museum to connect with people who feel unable to understand art in a convenient, enjoyable, and accessible way. Use this site to assist in your interpretations and connect with the art.
How to use this website
Poke around and explore or follow the semi-guided craft tour. In the craft tour you can read about each work, how it relates to other objects in this show, and dip a toe in the history of craft. This site offers a craft-related interpretation of each work along with other perspectives on the piece by various critics in an effort to make contemporary art more digestible.
At the bottom of each page of art there is a comments section, feel free to share how you interpret the work! Ideally, as this site ages more avenues will be added to understand and relate to the works shown here.
Some labels refer to other works in this show, so if you don’t know where to start, consider going through the tour in order. In the object labels there are links connecting to most things I reference, so if something interests you take a detour and explore.
This is a website so come back whenever (free to access and open 24/7). If you want to read more background on the show, why I made this site, and how I decided what works to include please read the papers below. Explore the site, enjoy the work, and maybe learn something.
For more information on scholars whose work this builds on and stylistic issues like tone, please see the methods and justification papers.
Emily Miner
Senior Thesis in Museum Studies
Advisor: Rebecca Tucker
Submitted to the Faculty of the Art Department of Colorado College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. January 21, 2021
