MFA Show

The MFA show was curated much better than the BFA show. Not only did they group the work well, but it seemed like there was more space to view each artists work, which might be why it seems so much more successful. I liked that it seemed to be grouped a lot by medium. The sculpture was in one room, photos in another, painting, and then a few mixed areas. The right pieces got the individual rooms; the large photos, the installation with film, and the set of figurative and abstract paintings in the back room. The hanging walls right when you walked in did a good job of channeling the viewer not only around the space but focused you on certain works, like the set of photos to the right when you walk in the door. I also felt like things were grouped well based on their size and vertical/horizontal orientation. The one room had a line of many smaller and more horizontal photos and paintings and I felt like this strengthened all the work because nothing felt like it was out shadowed. I loved the dptych of the park in the main room on the left wall-not only was it great painting but it fit the wall nicely and then led you to the two really big abstract paintings at the back. There just seemed to be more harmony with this show a opposed to some of the others we have viewed.