RE: biennial reminder

I know it’s especially tempting with this piece, because it’s hard for visitors to see the milk. I think the issue is that we don’t want to suggest to visitors that it is okay to interact with a work in the galleries in this way. Once visitors think it’s okay to interact with one work, they can easily assume that it’s okay with others. The exception to this would be if there is an explicit invitation to touch/interact, as with the wig piece.

Thanks

Tara

Tara Young

Associate Curator of Education

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, WA 98402

253.272.4258 x 3016

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Subject: RE: biennial reminder

I admit that I am a 'blower of milk'. I find this is the only way, without touching the piece, that I can show people what I mean when I say "this piece uses milk as a projection screen". People looking at the piece assume they are looking at a piece of white glass, but are surprised to see the surface ripple when gently blown upon. Are we forbidden to blow hard enough to create a splash or is it something to do with germs? Just curious.

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Subject: biennial reminder

Hello everyone,

We have been reminded by Visitor Services that we should not blow on the milk in the Juniper Shuey work in the Biennial, and we should remind visitors about this as well.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Tara

Tara Young

Associate Curator of Education

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, WA 98402

253.272.4258 x 3016