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Channel: The Museum of Modern Art
Categories: Art   |   Fine Arts  
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A number of decisions must be made quickly in advance of two exhibition openings, "Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait" and "Max Ernst: Beyond Painting." See what it takes to run a modern museum in our new documentary series: "At the Museum." A new episode premieres each Friday on YouTube: http://mo.ma/subscribe

Explore our collection online: http://mo.ma/art
Plan your visit in-person: http://mo.ma/visit

See the latest episodes of MoMA's new 8-part documentary series, AT THE MUSEUM

Shipping and Receiving (Episode 1) | AT THE MUSEUM
http://bit.ly/2h7y9Rg

The Making of Max Ernst (Episode 2) | AT THE MUSEUM
http://bit.ly/2z94USw

Pressing Matters (Episode 3) | AT THE MUSEUM
http://bit.ly/2APpMxX

Art Speaks (Episode 4) | AT THE MUSEUM
http://bit.ly/2isNc5b

New episodes released every Friday through December 15, 2017

The comments and opinions expressed in this video are those of the speaker alone, and do not represent the views of The Museum of Modern Art, its personnel, or any artist. 

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0:07 Chief curator emerita Deborah Wye and curatorial assistant Sewon Kang use an empty frame to assess the light quality in the Marron Atrium ahead of the opening of "Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait."

1:13 Sculpture conservators climb up an exterior ladder to clean Rachel Whiteread's "Water Tower" (1998).

1:27 Debbie and Sewon consider which Bourgeois spider to display in the Marron Atrium with exhibition designer Matthew Cox. Which spider do you prefer? Let us know in the comments below!

3:11 The title wall for "Max Ernst: Beyond Painting" is applied using silkscreening and vinyl blow-up techniques.

3:50 Art handlers hang Max Ernst's "The Blind Swimmer" (1934).

4:18 While Louise Bourgeois' "Spider (Cell)" (1997) is installed in the Marron Atrium, Bourgeois' former assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, advises on the installation with Debbie, Sewon, and Matthew.

5:48 Curators Anne Umland and Starr Figura assess progress on the Max Ernst installation a few hours before it is scheduled to open to the public.

6:29 Anne and Starr invite a colleague to take a closer look at a painting from Ernst's "Microbe" painting, titled "Adam and Eve Expelled from the Garden of Eden" (1946-47). Can you spot Adam and Eve? Let us know in the comments below!

7:35 Sewon gives a tour of "Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait" to a group of MoMA educators several days before the exhibition opens to the public.

9:28 A team of art handlers and registrars put the finishing touches on the exhibition "Max Ernst: Beyond Painting."

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