Art institutions make obvious what deserves our attention: that which
has a frame, a label, or a space of its own.
Spanning two years of near daily visits to the National Gallery of Art
in Washington, DC, this work confronts the inherent “hierarchy of
seeing” found in art galleries with photos of moments, details, and
individuals devoid of official gallery designations. The gallery security
personnel play a leading role - treating them as works of art
themselves while intentionally subjugating and decentralizing the
priceless works they protect.
Ultimately, this work portrays a single art institution with a lens that
disregards the meticulously curated in favor of the overlooked and
the seemingly invisible.
- Patrick Fitzsimmons