Mariam Chapa

AEAH 4813 - Post-Modernism

Exhibition Review
Due April 2, 2020

Looking through the images of the museums and artwork exhibited, there is a rushed
pretense towards the works of art you can actually view. The Guggenheim Museum has a select
amount of works that are displayed and makes one question, “Who decided these would be
works to be displayed and more so, why are only some works adjusted with a text description?”
The accessibility of all art within the museum is poor for those who do not experience art fully
visually. Given the circumstances, people cannot feel their presence within museums, regarding
temperature, air, proximity, etc., but for all to be enjoyed and witness from the comfort of
whatever room we view from a screen. One particular work published in “Under the Same Sun:
Art from Latin America Today” by Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation called A
Museum is a School (Luis Camnitzer, 2009) has the statement, “The museum is a school. The
artist learns to communicate. The public learns to make connections.” School is a political
aspect within the United States, free public education for all (of course with added costs of food
allowance and school supplies). Most art museums are non-profit and are sources of additional
education. Comparing the two as parallels, assuming museums are schools, students are
artists, and the public is the conglomerate of students, does each fulfil their role to be an
advocate of their purpose? Essentially, there is a deciding group that chooses what gets to be
seen within the physical exhibition and virtual exhibition. The virtual exhibition is severely
underdeveloped and far less inclusive than the current museum itself.