The Problem of Scale

Prof. Sonal Khullar led a Mellon + Penn + PMA Object-Based Workshop in conjunction with special exhibition "The Shape of Time: Korean Art After 1989" (October 21, 2023-February 11, 2024) supported by PMA colleagues Hyunsoo Woo, Pappas-Sarbanes Deputy Director for Collections, formally the Maxine and Howard Curator of Korean Art and the Head of the East Asian Art Department; Elisabeth Agro, Nancy M. McNeil Curator of American Modern and Contemporary Crafts and Decorative Arts; Kate Cuffari, Conservator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture; and Taeyi Kim, Exhibition Assistant, "The Shape of Time: Contemporary Korean Art." ARTH graduate students Sophie Eichelberger, Marina George, Rhea Swain, Lynette Shen, and Vinit Vyas were toured through exhibition by Agro, Kim, and Woo and treated to a presentation by Cuffari on conservation and installation, followed by a hands-on session with objects and materials. The event concluded with a wide-ranging discussion over lunch about Asian art, curatorial careers, and museum practices.