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Reinstallation of Museum’s Swanson and Orkin Galleries Brings Out New Selections of Modern Art
Over the past few years, the Georgia Museum of Art has steadily worked its way through its permanent collection wing, finding creative ways to highlight fresh perspectives and new works. As part of this reinstallation initiative, the Byrnece Purcell Knox Swanson Gallery, which exhibits modern art, and the Barbara and Sanford Orkin Gallery, previously dedicated to contemporary art, reopened September 20 after undergoing a major overhaul. “We’re keeping some favorites, but we are adding a lot of exciting things that haven’t been on view, or haven’t been on view in a long time,” says Kathryn Hill, associate curator of modern and contemporary art. Stepping into the Swanson Gallery, visitors were previously greeted by a survey of self-taught artists, but works by these artists are now part of larger thematic presentations. “They’re more dispersed throughout,” says Hill. “And that’s kind of the intention: to no longer silo individual movements or approaches and to really integrate them into the galleries more effectively.” Thornton Dial Sr.’s “Spirit of Grand Central Station — The Man That Helped the Handicapped,” an unusual large-scale portrait painted on braided rope carpet and industrial sealing compound, was moved to a prominent location at the top of the stairs on the second-floor landing. Howard Finster’s “Howard Goes from Jackass
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