A new feature has been published on the CODART website.
Through its Guests of Honor series, the Detroit Institute of Arts transforms single extraordinary loans into focused interventions within its permanent collection galleries. Currently on view is Armor as Fashion, reuniting a portrait of a count with the seventeenth-century Flemish armor depicted within it. Curator Chassica Kirchhoff tells about this dynamic exhibition framework and how it creates unexpected dialogue.
“Since its inauguration in 2014, the Guests of Honor exhibition series has brought single or small groups of extraordinary artworks from collections across the globe to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). Part of the museums (…)” Continue reading…
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Published monthly, features provide information on new curatorial developments, current projects, collections of Dutch and Flemish art in museums worldwide, as well as insight into the work of the museum curator.
Last month’s feature was Connecting Curators: Insights from CODART’s Mentoring Program with Jane Simpkiss and Austėja Mackelaitė by Rosalie van Gulick. To browse all features, visit codart.nl/features.