Wünderkammer: A Cabinet of Curiosities

Name/Title

Wünderkammer: A Cabinet of Curiosities

Entry/Object ID

2011.01.001

Description

Portfolio

Acquisition

Accession

2011.01

Source or Donor

Kathryn Joan Reeves

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Professor Kathryn Reeves

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Portfolio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Exhibition

Indelible/Indexical (2021)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

"Wünderkammer - The Wünderkammer portfolio is rooted in a Renaissance idea of collecting an assortment of objects that connect all aspects of human understanding This partitioned portfolio box holds three stacks of prints so that the dialog of the collaborative "triptych" changes as the images are seen in a variety of juxtapositions. This collection of prints aims to be an interactive microcosm in which the viewer participates in the "meaning" of the works by sorting diverse images in an experience that moves beyond the specific intentions and foresight of the artists. Curated and organized by Andrew DeCaen.