The Artist Initiative

The Artist Initiative is a series of collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects bringing together curators, conservators, art historians, and artists to pilot new approaches to contemporary art conservation, interpretation, and display.
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Close Looking: The Artist Initiative with Vija Celmins
A group of people sitting in chairs arranged in a circle in a white gallery filled with colorful paintings
The Artist Initiative
Artist Julia Scher looks into a camera along with the cameraman and curator Rudolf Frieling
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Museum as Producer: Julia Scher’s Predictive Engineering
A maquette of a museum gallery with miniature works by Ellsworth Kelly
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The Artist Initiative: Installing Ellsworth Kelly
Julia Scher with the banner Personal Reception Area
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Julia Scher discusses the impact of the Artist Initiative
A group of people sitting in chairs arranged in a circle in a white gallery filled with colorful paintings
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The Artist Initiative with Ellsworth Kelly
The Artist Initiative team with Julia Scher
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The Artist Initiative with Julia Scher