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YOU CAN’T DO THAT IN MUSEUMS! So don’t even think about it, jerk. Featuring Kathy McLean, Tom Rockwell, Eric Siegel, and Nina Simon

You Can't Do That in Museums!

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At ASTC 2008, Nina Simon, Eric Siegel, Kathy McLean, and Tom Rockwell presented these provocations in a session intended to explore self-censorship in the creation of museum exhibitions (with a focus on science and technology centers).

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YOU CAN’T DO THAT IN MUSEUMS!So don’t even think about it, jerk.

Featuring Kathy McLean, Tom Rockwell, Eric Siegel, and Nina Simon

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Image credit: Dimitry van den Berg

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POLITICS

SEXSATIRE SUBJECTIVITY

RELIGION

Image credits: Curtis Perry, Dana Logan, Niall Blackburn

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OUR PLAN

share provocative examples on the topics we’ve identified

throw it out to you for your thoughts and connections

hold a participatory discussion while Tom and Kathy draw as quickly as possible

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FINDING RELIGION

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GETTING POLITICAL

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MODERN FUNNY

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EMBRACING SUBJECTIVITY

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THIS IS NOT A DNA MOLECULE.

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“I am not an abstract painter. I am not interested in the relationship between form and color. The only thing I care about is the expression of man's basic emotions: tragedy, ecstasy, destiny.” Mark Rothko

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SEX

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POLITICS

SEXSATIRE SUBJECTIVITY

RELIGION

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WHY?

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Kathy McLean - [email protected]

Tom Rockwell - [email protected]

Eric Siegel - [email protected]

Nina Simon - [email protected]

slides will be posted on www.museumtwo.com next week

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