Richter's piece points out that meaning is always contingent. This mural, in its attempt to locate and fix meaning, points out the inability of people to see anything beyond their own frame of reference. An electron microscope is just another frame of reference, just the way Renaissance two-point perspective is. |
We're not seeking to create a cookie-cutter clone of a New York museum. We aspire to have a collection of national stature but we want it to be rooted in the cultural landscape of the California experience. |