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Edited by Paul VanDeCarr, each installment of Guarded Opinions features commentary by museum guards about the artwork they oversee. As VanDeCarr notes, in many cases, guards spend as much time—if not more—with a work of art as the artists themselves, and their perspectives are fascinating and insightful.
Guarded Opinions 9
Commentary by Ryan Scails and Tessa Rosenstein; series edited by Paul VanDeCarr
Insights on artworks by two attendants from the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
Guarded Opinions 8
Commentary by Marianna Pombrik
A Brooklyn Museum guard talks about three artworks in the institution's collection.
Guarded Opinions 7
Commentary by Joseph Klimczak Jr. and Fantasia Turner
Two Barnes Foundation guards discuss artworks they oversee.
Guarded Opinions 6
By Greg Jones and Roman Alokhin
Two guards from the New Orleans Museum of Art comment on artworks at the museum.
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Guarded Opinions 5
By Casey Costa and Robert Canedy; edited by Paul VanDeCarr
Two museum guards comment on the works they oversee at MASS MoCA.
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Guarded Opinions 4
By La’Quasia Risper; edited by Paul VanDeCarr
A guard from the New Museum offers her impressions of an Urs Fischer sculpture from 2001.
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Guarded Opinions 3
By Berhanu Taffa; edited by Paul VanDeCarr
A guard at the Corcoran Gallery of Art provides commentary on a Monet landscape.
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Guarded Opinions 2
By Wendy Iraheta and Ruben Green; edited by Paul VanDeCarr
Hammer Museum guards offer critical perspectives on works by Moreau and Degas.
Guarded Opinions 1
By Niko Fruechting; edited by Paul VanDeCarr
A museum guard’s unique take on a German minimalist’s painting at the Fogg Art Museum