Did you park in the parking lot? Perhaps our parking lot is a bit too large, considering the number of cars using it.

Abstract

In order to produce an artwork for the Master of Fine Art Thesis Exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery the artist has chosen to consider the institution of the Henry Art Gallery itself and the institution of the University of Washington that provides a greater context for the Henry Art Gallery, as well as the School of Art and the program authorized to offer the degree of Master of Fine Art. Like the artwork displayed in the exhibition, this paper shares a determination of an overall thesis between the two forms of production. In order to produce a written thesis for the requirements of the degree of Master of Fine Art, it is necessary to also consider the institution. Specifically within that focus, the institution’s ability to provide examples of its own ability to reflect upon itself, turning inward, and exposing its outer—formerly inner—walls, so that we may be given more insight to the systems that allow for the production-of and experience-of art.