Browse Exhibits (5 total)
Museum of Aging
Aging is commonly understood as the process of getting older. The term refers especially to human beings, many animals, and fungi. For humans, aging represents the accumulation of changes in a human being over time, encompassing physical, psychological, and social change. Museum of Aging explores the concept of aging from three categories: Biology of Aging, Aging in Perspectives, and Aging in Different Cultures. By exhibiting art around aging and its implications, we are hoping to understand the concept of aging better, clear common misconceptions and fears of this natural process, and instill the appreciation for the change in maturity that aging brings to us.
Museum of Ancient Anatolia
Since the dawn of civilization, the Anatolian Peninsula has been the home of numerous empires that would control the fate of classical, medieval, and premodern Europe. While the history of Anatolia begins in the early Iron Age, the age of Greek dominion of Europe marks the firstof Anatolia's many empires. As the Roman Republic rose to power, Anatolia was the frontier zone between the constantly-warring Romans and the remnants of Alexander's Empire. As the Republic became the Roman Empire, Anatolia hosted the empire's capital city during the zenith of its European hedgemony. As western urban spaces declined in the early Medieval age, Constantinople prospered and saw the rise of many modern religions. One of these religions would be at the heart of the burgoning Ottoman Empire, which would inherit the Eastern Roman tradition and would eventually spread as far west as Spain. Under Ottoman rule, Anatolia played host to the same multitude of artistic and cultural influences. The legacy of Anatolia as a stage in classical, medieval, and premodern world affairs is visible in the rich variety of art that calls the peninsula home. The Museum of Ancient Anatolia was concieved to pay homage to this rich and diverse tradition, reflected in today's world in countless aspects.
Museum of Naval Technology, 1914 to 1945
Technology is one of the most central aspects of warfare. From World War I to World War II, naval combat technology has evolved in many forms. From dreadnoughts to aircraft carriers, the innovations brought forth by the two World Wars have made remarkable alterations to history and continue to influence military tactics and strategy in modern warfare.
The Museum of Naval Technology, 1914 to 1945, hopes to present an objective view of the development of naval technology during the course of thirty years (1914-1945) and its relevance to modern day naval combat.
The Course of Empire
This is a museum based on a series of paintings titled The Course of Empire by American artist, Thomas Cole. This exhibit looks at the different stages of empire throughout history, using exmaples from Anitquity to the Post-WWII period. The exhibit is thematically cohesive rather than aesthetically cohesive. Each gallery is comprised of one of the five painting in Cole’s series--which depicts what he presents as the five stages of the rise and fall of civilization--and various works that we feel resonate with each painting.
The Museum of Fakes and Forgeries
Art forgery is not a modern phenomenon. It has its roots in the art trade and in art production as far back as the Romans, if not farther back. It seems that as long as humans have been enjoying art there has been art forgery. It is this seemingly innate human appreciate for beautiful art that creates a profitable market for those talented enough to be able to produce believable forgeries. To be a talented forger requires immense artistic capability and creates a paradox of what artistic talent truly is. While the artists presented within this museum are undoubtedly forgers, are they not also innately talented artisans? We seek to present forgeries by those considered infamous for how they used their talents as well as forgeries throughout time, that span from the marbles carvings of Italy to modern forged commodities outside of the realm of just paintings.
We propose that a Museum of Forged and Fake Art would find a home in Los Angeles, a city often referred to as full of fake and inauthentic people yet simultaneously home to incredible beauty, both natural and constructed.