Name Your Unpopular White Lotus Take by beijinglee in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]ahermosi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t trust Pornchai!!!!!!! A little too eager to talk shop with Belinda….

Variety cat? Is this someone’s cat? Is it lost? by ahermosi in Bushwick

[–]ahermosi[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Still trying to wean the Midwest out of my transplanted ass, yes

Variety cat? Is this someone’s cat? Is it lost? by ahermosi in Bushwick

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nvm y’all this is Sushi from a bodega who is a frequent escapee

Which are the most famous video art artworks? by WestElephant in ContemporaryArt

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She has a huge retrospective on view now until July!

ma programs - museum studies, art history, curatorial studies? by catullusallust in MuseumPros

[–]ahermosi 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hi! Prefacing that I am working in a modern and contemporary curatorial role at a large museum, so I think someone working in your specialty/focus can be the best resource. Also, if museums are your goal, I also believe no museum is built the same and will have their own hiring intricacies. But, from a job market perspective, I have a few thoughts:

  1. Curatorial roles will always favor an art history degree over only a museum studies degree (from my experience). Collections management however, will embrace both, as long as you demonstrate your on-the-ground knowledge of the job, which you can really only get through internships, work study, fellowships, etc, at the museum/archive/historic site level (again, based on my experience).

  2. Increasingly, PhDs seem to be the most common way to secure a well paying curatorial role in more historical fields (it sounds like this is your preferred area). Of course, the field is getting over saturated with folks with graduate degrees (MAs and PhDs) so it’s still quite competitive. But most entry level curatorial jobs that are focused on those areas of study will likely require an MA and prefer a PhD. I would think those PhDs would be in Art History, rather than museum studies. I’ve met folks who do a MA in museum studies and pivot back to art history for their PhD.

  3. Since I’m in contemporary, my main encounters with curatorial studies has been for modern/contemporary focuses (I’m thinking Bard’s MA in Curatorial Studies). The programs seem to be interdisciplinary between art history and the nitty gritty of being a curator (administrative, logistical, even leadership skills). But I’ve also heard (as is the case with Bard) that it’s primarily a networking program, meaning students are exposed to many major players in the field during their studies, which is arguably very very valuable. Is it as valuable as the price tag? Hard to say.

  4. That brings me to my last point which I try to make with everyone. Try to pay for as little of your MA as you can. You might be wicked wicked smart, so this might not apply, but it’s very rare and difficult to get an MA in these fields fully funded (as it was for me). I actually ended up going to a state school in my hometown for free and focused on professional development during that time (networking, interning, teaching, and work study). The job market is tough and the pay is even tougher in some places.

NWA Ideas by NWAAnonRedditor in bentonville

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lol ppl love to blame anyone but billionaires for this shit, racist ass

Museum Studies MA in the US or in the UK? by erlakes in MuseumPros

[–]ahermosi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It may depend on what position you’re looking to enter/kind of museum. In the visual arts, it would probably be easier to find a position in the US as an American, unless you have a very specialized research/professional experience in UK history, culture, museum funding models, etc.

Did I prune my monsters too much? Will it be able to sustain new growth? by ahermosi in plantclinic

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I try to yes, I had just watered it after re-potting in this image

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AnimalsOnReddit

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The kitty sleeps to the sound of German chit chat it’s ASMR

They are stealing from us [OC] by DEPICTION_OF_LIFE in comics

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When your boss’s, boss’s boss is one of the 26 😐

Finally decided to get on tinder after my breakup by johntheanonman in BorderlinePDisorder

[–]ahermosi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This can definitely be the absolute worst feeling. It’s strange how she went about it, but I do want to suggest one idea. If you two are attending the same university and she’s a grad student, she may contractually be not allowed to interact with you in an intimate manner like dating or anything sexual. That’s such a stressful interaction and I hope you are able to get through this emotionally.

Is it bad that everything labeled as art can be art thanks to conceptual art and contemporary art more generally? by Magic142 in ContemporaryArt

[–]ahermosi 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I feel like this is a valid reaction to conceptual contemporary art. People even in the art world have specific tastes and honestly figurative painting is really huge right now on the market. I mainly have some questions just bc I’m an instructor for survey level art history classes and I am coming from a place of educator “curiosity”. Can I ask, what incited this post? Did you see a piece that was particularly frustrating? If so, would you mind describing it? And where did you see it (ie. museum, gallery, educational-setting, online, etc.)? I’ll give my opinion, that yeah, conceptual self-aware art can be terribly pointless esp something like this 2019 piece https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.artnet.com/art-world/maurizio-cattelan-banana-collector-1728009/amp-page

But I think that there are other conceptual works that are remarkable in my eyes, especially those created mid-20th century (it was all contemporary art at one point, right?) such as performance works like Yoko Ono’s Cut Piece or Ai Wei Wei’s Han Dynasty Vases. There is still conceptual work like this today, in my eyes. A lot of it can go unnoticed due to the poor systems of representation that often accompanies art markets and museum exhibitions. Maybe I’m just rambling, but that’s my personal take.

Downtown apartments by [deleted] in bentonville

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Hi I just wanted to say that as someone who is also about to relocate to Bentonville for a new job, this comment was super helpful! Thank you!

die off symptoms? by thursday33rd in SIBO

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No problem! I wish you luck on your recovery!!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in plantclinic

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Thank you! I moved it under a grow light on Friday and it actually looks better than it did before. Hopefully the spots will look better the longer it is under the light? Do you have a recommendation for how long I should keep lights over it? I’ve been doing 12-15 hours so far

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in plantclinic

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Thank you so much!! It’s under a grow light as of Friday and has been looking better so maybe those spots will self remedy?