One of the first treats of curatorial assistant employment was having the pleasure of being invited to visit the newly renovated Oakland Museum of California which I must say is a must see if you are in the area (near the lake known as Merritt)
I was absolutely floored to find Michael C. McMillen's diorama entitled Aristotles Cage tucked behind a ragged screen door in a tucked away part of the museum.You can see a stop motion video of the creation of Aristotles Cage here. Next to the diorama was a note announcing that he would be having a larger exhibition in February. In another section of the museum was a peephole cut out of a door so you can spy the curatorial staff and the artist at work on his exhibition. I can't wait!
The Archives of American Art features a very nice oral history interview with Mr. McMillen.
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