Re: Floats idea

Last Sunday, a more-than-regular crowd visited the TAM ... I assume,
some came specifically to the floats.

Most of the conversations I had (and overheard) with visitors were
focused on the glass-floats as sculpture and missing out on the
curved-stones as sculpture ...

A couple of questions do come up:

1. Is the the untitled rock garden a "gallery space" or a sculpture ?

In the past I saw it as a full fledged sculpture in its own right; but
this changes it forever. If we can place Chihuly floats on it, then we
can have other artist's installations in the future too ?

2. Do we want to be the Chihuly destination ?

With the Permanent Collection, the Floats, and the Seaforms - the
museum will be too heavy with Chihuly even when Gardens and The Great
American Thing opens. In my opinion, the crowd that comes to see
Chihuly is qualitatively different than the crowd that comes to see
modern paintings / photography.

I completely understand these are management decisions; I only wish to
state them for discussion.

Regards
Sanjeev

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> Hello everyone:
> How do you feel about the upcoming Chihuly floats installation on the
> courtyard sculpture? I wonder how it will change the way patrons look
> at the "wave" sculpture... will they be more or less likely to
> appreciate it for what it is or will their attention be given to the
> floats first? How will it enhance the wave-like feel of the sculpture,
> considering the fact that these are floats? Alternately, it will be
> interesting to have Chihuly items on both sides of the ramp when
> patrons first enter. Just thought this topic might be worthy of a
> discussion.
>
> Penny Grellier