{"id":449,"date":"2016-10-03T13:25:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T20:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f16\/?p=449"},"modified":"2016-10-03T13:40:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T20:40:26","slug":"week-1-blog-on-inventing-abstraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f16\/2016\/10\/03\/week-1-blog-on-inventing-abstraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 1 Blog on “Inventing Abstraction”"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Inventing Abstraction, 1910\u20131925<\/a><\/em> celebrates the centennial of Abstract Art as an interactive website accompanying a MoMA <\/span>exhibition of the same title<\/span>. Although the physical exhibition was only available from December 23, 2012 to April 15, 2013, the online display continues to educate viewers on the origins of abstraction. By demonstrating the emergence of abstraction in the form of a network connecting modern artists across countries and media, the exhibition relates to the most influential works in the early stage of abstraction in a broad range.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"spreadsheet\"<\/a>Organized by Leah Dickerman, Curator, with Masha Chlenova, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture, the exhibition\u00a0includes paintings, drawings, books, sculptures, films, photographs, sound poems, atonal music, and non-narrative dance to draw a cross-media portrait of early abstraction. \u00a0The curators selected works of 92 artists who were active during year 1910 to 1925, \u00a0and\u00a0created a spreadsheet consisting the information of all of the aforementioned artists to determine the representative works and social networks on display.\u00a0<\/span>The selected artworks were\u00a0photographed, scanned, transcribed, recorded, restored, shipped, and installed to\u00a0integrate into the exhibition.\u00a0\u00a0It is revolutionary\u00a0that wide ranging sources, including early dance films and recordings of poetry and music, are brought\u00a0into the galleries of early abstraction. The unprecedented collection of American vanguard art works\u00a0is also groundbreaking to witness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Processes:<\/b><\/p>\n

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The process\u00a0of the exhibition was achieved via MoMA staff’ creation (including the curatorial and design team\u00a0), as well as the support from the Columbia University Software and\u00a0Second Story.<\/p>\n

On the one hand, the The Artist Network Diagram<\/a>\u00a0 was a significant component of\u00a0both the interactive interface in\u00a0the website exhibition and the\u00a0outline\u00a0of the physical exhibition. \u00a0Its creation started from curators \u00a0 collecting the\u00a0literal description of selected artists and their relationship. Scholars in the\u00a0Columbia University then constructed a digital dot-graph based on\u00a0the original chart. Furthermore, graphic designers sorted out a visually organic\u00a0improvement on the graph. It was the 1936 MoMA exhibition Cubism and Abstract Art<\/em> and the now-legendary diagram on the cover of its\u00a0catalog that offered inspiration. Designers incorporated the\u00a0Alfred\u00a0chart (Alfred H. Barr, Jr, the founding director of the MoMA)\u00a0with the concept of social network. Thus, a comprehensive network graph of early abstraction artists was made.<\/p>\n

Second Story<\/a>, on the other hand, contributed to the process by coding the sources and data into the network frame. \u00a0Creating an interactive diagram which\u00a0enables the viewer to compare, relate and learn\u00a0the artist information, artwork and conversations, the tech team utilized\u00a0their mastery in\u00a0programming to make the virtual exhibition possible.<\/p>\n

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\"front\"Inventing Abstraction, 1910\u20131925 offers a multimedia\u00a0visualization of\u00a0the origins of abstraction. Suggested in a diagram, the spread of abstraction is about relationships\u00a0and\u00a0collective participation. The website presents a dynamic, 3D diagram of the connections between the artists, so that\u00a0as visitors interact with the diagram, they can explore detailed networks, view artist portfolios, and draw their own conclusions about influence, impact, and invention.<\/p>\n

\"front\"The home page offers a brief introduction of the exhibition theme and the diagram to the viewers. By\u00a0clicking Explore Connections, the viewer will enter the most essential part of the website – connections in between the artists. On the left and right side of the website, there are two \u00a0virtual buttons available for control: return to the previous page and a changeable scale. Such designs facilitate users’ experience when switching from\u00a0different connections. \u00a0There are two navigation bars at the top and bottom. The primary navigation\u00a0includes links to\u00a0Connections, Artists, Conversations, and Programs & Events, while\u00a0the secondary navigation leads to\u00a0About the Exhibition, Network Diagram, Checklist, Publication, Music, Blog, Credits\u00a0and\u00a0MoMA.<\/p>\n

Clicking the \u201cArtists\u201d link\u00a0offers viewers an\u00a0alphabetized list of featured artists, with the essential\u00a0ones\u00a0highlighted in red. Clicking on\u00a0an artist\u2019s portfolio enables viewers to examine detailed information about the artists and his\/her artwork.<\/p>\n

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