Dorner Prize 2016
Conversation Pieces
February 18 - June 5, 2016
Introduction
The winning entry for the Dorner Prize 2016, Conversation Pieces risdmuseum.org/conversationpieces, focuses on the textual descriptions of selected artworks in the RISD Museum’s Granoff Modern and Contemporary Galleries. Created by Gabriel Melcher (RISD MFA 2016, Graphic Design), the online installation draws language from object labels, reinterpreting it into new forms. Separated from the works it originally discussed, the recontextualized language takes on new effect, describing otherwise nonexistent objects and highlighting the interpretability of the Museum’s permanent collection.
Dominic Molon
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