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PersonalStatement

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Iamatmybestwhenbuildingexperiencesthatencourageotherstoconnect.Iloveandlookforthe

unexploredconnectionsthatexistbetweenstrangers.AmuseumvisitcanbemorethanSaturdaytripintoNewYork
City.Wearesocializedtofearart,tonotreachoutandtouch(figuratively,ofcourse).Artisnotaclosedsystem;it
isculturaliconography,symbology,everything!UnderstandingitascapitalAArt,wemakeitinaccessibleand
sterile.Butitishumanitytalkingtoitselfaboutitself.IwantvisitorstoknowwhattheWhitneyknows:thatthe
conversationisstillongoing,that"modern"artisalwaysonthehorizon,andthatweshouldnothavetolosenearly
everythingtogiveartroominourlives.
TheWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtisexpandingbecausefourwallscanonlydosomuchtokeepart
relevant.CorporatefundedbranchmuseumsinNewYorkCityandbeyondinpartnershipwiththeNewBuildings
18,000squarefeetoftemporaryexhibitionspaceallowvisitorstocontinuallyexperiencenewperspectivesonwhat
makesushuman.Inprogrammingformembersofthecommunity,especiallyinschools,theWECANgroupcharts
notonlytheculturalnarrativeofAmericanart,butalsocelebratestheindividualsstory,howevercontradictoryor
complicatingitmaybe.Supportingthevanguard,theWhitneyredirectsourbackwardsglance.
Iamenrolledinamuseumstudiescourse,andhavebeentaskedwithdesigninganexhibitionfromconcept
proposaltoobjectcatalogue(withdeliverymethods),allthewaytoafinalizedfloorplan.Thecurriculumis
centeredonthelogisticsofacquisitionsandaudienceengagement.ButIwanttolearntheartofdisplayingart,beit
online,liketheongoingSunrise/SunsetseriesandtheproprietaryArtportplatform,oronsite,likeDarkand
Deadpan:PopinTVandtheMovies,theexhibitionthattransformedmyparadigmofhowgalleryspacecouldbe
used.
Ihavebeeninhushedgalleries,andIhavebeeninroaringones.Thevolumedoesnotmatter.Youcanfeel
it.Ihopetolearnthatsecrettouchthatmakestheviewerscomealive.

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