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"It Is What It Is," and the Challenges of Dialogue-Focused Exhibits

Museum 2.0

Earlier this year, the New Museum and Creative Time commissioned a traveling piece by artist Jeremy Deller called "It Is What It Is: Conversations About Iraq." Why would I want to talk about Iraq on a visit to an art museum? Why would I want to talk about it with a stranger?

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Self-Censorship for Museum Professionals

Museum 2.0

As part of the session, Tom led live drawing ( click for high-res image ), and we invited the audience to add their own “can’t dos” to a large map of things that are “safe,” “iffy,” and “no way”--more on that later. Here are the words that came up on the comfort zone map: And here is the complete transcription of the post-its.

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Data, Data Everywhere: But How Does It Relate to You and Your Work?

Tech Soup

with geeks, artists, and civil society activists. Innovative visualization, such as the Mapping for Results Initiative , was highlighted as a powerful tool for civil society organizations and citizens. One handy example is the mapping and visualization of the Iraq War Logs and most recently AV referendum results in the UK.

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Solutionary Women: Alli Chagi-Starr, Ilyse Hogue, Melinda Kramer and Reem Rahim

Have Fun - Do Good

Does anyone in the room identify as an artist, by any chance? I just want to dispel the myth that we are not activists and that we are not artists. And interestingly, there was a group of women who really had put that on the map as well. First of all, who identifies with the word "activism"? Who identifies as an activist?

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