By: Janice Driesbach, Chief Curator
This week, painters came in to work on one of the galleries where we are installing Real/Surreal , changing the walls from white to dark blue and gray. For much of the past month, Joe Walton (our Chief Preparator and Exhibition Designer) and Chris Ross (Preparator) have been working with curators to determine the design of our installation.
Part of that process involves painting color samples and placing them in a ½-inch scale model of the museum’s galleries. This allows us to look at and talk about wall colors and other design elements in advance of each exhibition. Wall color is a very important factor in the overall feel of an exhibition, and it can change the way that individual paintings and other artworks look within the galleries. After considering a number of color schemes, we’ve decided to use dark and light grays and saturated blues for Real/Surreal. Also look for a splash of bright chartreuse in the section devoted to surrealist photography!
