Traced follows the work of the Grace McCann Morley, who directed the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for its first 23 years. A visionary leader in museum culture, Dr....
Traced follows the work of the Grace McCann Morley, who directed the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for its first 23 years. A visionary leader in museum culture, Dr. McCann Morley insisted on museums reflecting the world around them, and being open to everybody as a place of study. Geyer’s performance reflects on Dr. McCann Morley’s legacy and sudden departure from the museum in 1958, as well as her subsequent disappearance from a collective consciousness in the history of modern art museums despite the fact that her vision for museums is today more important than ever. What are the politics of erasure in the past and in this new present? What is the role of cultural institutions within? How can we take a stand against this violence of disappearance?