24 hours in the Museum is a collaborative project derived from the live performance, The Passing. A 24 hour performance at the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The live performance took place from 7pm on the 17th September to 7pm on the 18th September 2011. 24 hours in the Museum it made of the stories of a series of encounters observed during this 24 hour live performance and is described in 24 pages; one page for each hour.
The live manifestation of The Passing was invigilated by a team of art students from the adjoining School of the Museum of Fine Art. Collectively they were primary witnesses to the evolution of the performance in it's full duration. The day after this live performance the performance artist Marilyn Arsem, head of the Performance Art area at SMFA[1] and Liz Munsell, assistant curator of Contemporary Art at the MFA[2] participated, alongside the students, in a group interview remembering The Passing. From this 24 Hours in the Museum was developed.
What happens after a twenty-four hour performance? My question, in developing this artworks was, how do I re-present the experience of a live performance? THis live performance evolved over it's extended duration. It was inflected by the audience, the time of day and the affect of endurance on the artists body. No moment of the live performance was the same. It was constantly in a state of becoming, simply ending when the Museum closed on the evening of the 18th September 2011. It is reflected here through the experiences of witnesses to its evolution. This artwork does not look to uncover the ‘truth’ of what occurred in The Passing, that would be impossible, there is no such thing. There is only the reflection and refraction of those who experienced it; the artist and the audience. 24 hours in the Museum is an appropriation of a live performance.
This artwork would not have been possible with out the generous collaboration of Marilyn Arsem, Creighton Baxter, Wonhee Cho, Nash Glynn, Ryan Hawk, James Lyman, Hayley Morgenstern, Liz Munsell and Tyler Smith.
And the overall project was generously supported by:
Documentors and invigilators: Adriana Sevila, Ryan Hawk, Veena Krishnakumar, Nash Glynn, Bryan Rodriguez, Wonhee Cho, Tyler Smith, Hayley Morgenstern, Creighton Baxter, James Lyman, Caitlin Staveley O’Carroll.
School of the Museum of Fine Arts: Marilyn Arsem, Mari Novotny Jones and Tony Schwensen.
Museum of Fine Arts: Elizabeth Munsell, Jen Mergel and Edward Saywell.
Culture Ireland: Eugene Downes, Christine Sisk and all at Culture Ireland.
Photography: Bob Raymond.
Many thanks to them all.
This artwork is dedicated to Bob Raymond, in memory and deepest respect.
[1] Marilyn Arsem was instrumental in putting forward The Passing to the museum for inclusion in this exhibiton.
[2] Liz Munsell is a curator from the MFA and coordinated the team of interns to invigilate my performance.
The live manifestation of The Passing was invigilated by a team of art students from the adjoining School of the Museum of Fine Art. Collectively they were primary witnesses to the evolution of the performance in it's full duration. The day after this live performance the performance artist Marilyn Arsem, head of the Performance Art area at SMFA[1] and Liz Munsell, assistant curator of Contemporary Art at the MFA[2] participated, alongside the students, in a group interview remembering The Passing. From this 24 Hours in the Museum was developed.
What happens after a twenty-four hour performance? My question, in developing this artworks was, how do I re-present the experience of a live performance? THis live performance evolved over it's extended duration. It was inflected by the audience, the time of day and the affect of endurance on the artists body. No moment of the live performance was the same. It was constantly in a state of becoming, simply ending when the Museum closed on the evening of the 18th September 2011. It is reflected here through the experiences of witnesses to its evolution. This artwork does not look to uncover the ‘truth’ of what occurred in The Passing, that would be impossible, there is no such thing. There is only the reflection and refraction of those who experienced it; the artist and the audience. 24 hours in the Museum is an appropriation of a live performance.
This artwork would not have been possible with out the generous collaboration of Marilyn Arsem, Creighton Baxter, Wonhee Cho, Nash Glynn, Ryan Hawk, James Lyman, Hayley Morgenstern, Liz Munsell and Tyler Smith.
And the overall project was generously supported by:
Documentors and invigilators: Adriana Sevila, Ryan Hawk, Veena Krishnakumar, Nash Glynn, Bryan Rodriguez, Wonhee Cho, Tyler Smith, Hayley Morgenstern, Creighton Baxter, James Lyman, Caitlin Staveley O’Carroll.
School of the Museum of Fine Arts: Marilyn Arsem, Mari Novotny Jones and Tony Schwensen.
Museum of Fine Arts: Elizabeth Munsell, Jen Mergel and Edward Saywell.
Culture Ireland: Eugene Downes, Christine Sisk and all at Culture Ireland.
Photography: Bob Raymond.
Many thanks to them all.
This artwork is dedicated to Bob Raymond, in memory and deepest respect.
[1] Marilyn Arsem was instrumental in putting forward The Passing to the museum for inclusion in this exhibiton.
[2] Liz Munsell is a curator from the MFA and coordinated the team of interns to invigilate my performance.