However, and this just came to mind, I finally made it to the Philadelphia
museum of fine art at long last to view Duchamp's "Illuminating Gas.' It
has to be one of the most incredible installations ever devised--truly
magical to gaze upon. I just wonder where else it could be seen or set up
safely to be enjoyed by the masses. Not sure Duchamp considered the
implications of that work and viewing, etc.. And If "Illuminating Gast"
were to end up in private hands that would be deplorable.
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From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic
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Funny, Marcel Duchamp, whose work I've always admired felt that museums
are where art goes to die. His attitude was that Museums are too insular
and exclusive avenues for art viewing, whereas art should be everywhere, on
the street, on the sides of buildings, etc.. I'd say, I have to agree with
him to some extent.
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This study intrigues me. While I've never been to the British Museum,
I've always loved how people leave offerings of coins at the statues of
Ganesh at the Met in NYC. Personally, I've always felt that the Museum of
Modern Art is a temple! My research for my Master's and now my Ph.D. has
been concerned with the connections between religion, ritual, and the arts.
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Wow, this would have been right up my alley with my Postgraduate
Diploma subject focus… Not so much now as my PhD is in quite a different
area. But surely topical to British Pagans “Honoring the Ancient Dead” and
all….?
~Caroline Tully.
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Subject: Seeing the sacred in the museum - AHRC CDA doctoral
studentship available
‘Seeing the sacred in the museum: exploring the significance of
religious and secular subjectivities for visitor engagment with religious
objects’
Centre for Religion and Contemporary Society, Birkbeck College,
University of London, in collaboration with the British Museum
The aim of this doctoral project will be to explore the ways in which
visitors engage with religious objects at the British Museum, focusing
particularly on whether it is possible to identify ways of seeing or
engaging with objects that relate more generally to religious and secular
subjectivities. Drawing together current research in material religion and
museum visitor research, the award-holder will undertake original empirical
work that will both add to our understanding of the performance of religious
and secular subjectivities in public cultural spaces as well how museum
evaluation work might engage in new ways with religious dimensions of
visitor experience.
The studentship is available from 1 October 2010, and the award-holder
will benefit from the wide range of postgraduate support available at
Birkbeck as well as from the experience of working closely with colleagues
at a world-leading museum. The studentship covers full fees and a
maintenance allowance at standard AHRC rates for central London
institutions. Potential applicants should check their eligibility for the
award before submitting their application at
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Documents/Guide%20to%20Student%20
Eligibility.pdf
The deadline for completed applications is 1 June 2010, with
interviews planned to take place before the end of June. For further details
about the studentship (including how to apply), go to
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/crcs/postgraduate/BM_CDA_studentship
Gordon Lynch
Professor of Sociology of Religion and Director of the Centre for
Religion and Contemporary Society
Birkbeck College
University of London
26 Russell Square
London
WC1B 5DQ
+44(0)20 7631 6658
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/crcs
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