On my recent visit to MoMA I was surprised with this extraordinary clever exhibition by Vik Muniz. It’s titled Rebus and is part of the MoMA’s artist-curated exhibition series.
Taking the role of curator, conceptualist photographer Vik Muniz took 82 pieces from MoMA’s collection and organized them according to the principle of a rebus. A rebus is a kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. They are essentially little pictures, often made with letters and words, which cryptically represent a word, phrase, or saying.
Borrowing from the rebus’s simplified linear structure, Muniz selects his own group of works of art and puts them together in a way that each one is connected to the next creating a narrative.
“The human brain responds directly to the eye’s inability to process all the visual elements of a scene simultaneously. As our eyes move from one point to another, they create a continuous narrative that is perceived by the brain as a seamless whole”- Vik Muniz.
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It’s fascinating how we discover the connection between each one as we move through the sequential arrangement in the gallery and appreciating those pieces (some very famous) in a completely different way.
Highly recommended if you live or come to visit NY.
Mariana Vidal Escabi