Questions, asked and answered

First up: it's ask a curator day on twitter. Museums around the world are open for questions from around the world. Things are buzzing so far (in the woken-up time zones), with questions ranging from "What parts of the job do curators hate?" to "Could the heist from the Thomas Crown affair really happen?" Their main site is at www.askacurator.com/ and their twitter stream is at #askacurator

In other news, I've been meaning to post these lovely images from 'Eleven Heavy Things,' a sculpture exhibition by Miranda July. It was set up this summer at Union Square Park in New York; I love the fabulous contrast between weight and play.

The NY Times pointed out that the art will take on a life of its own beyond the exhibition, as messages and experiences spread through photographs taken and shown to other people, parents, friends.

Delightful, thought-provoking; would love to see that in the flesh :-)