by: Ellen C. Caldwell
for JSTOR Daily
The Barcelona art gallery Mayoral recently recreated artist Joan Miró’s 1956 Majorca studio. A nod to both the artist and the 60th anniversary of the studio’s opening, the recreated space welcomes viewers with a visual and tactile experience that museum spaces just don’t replicate. “Miró’s Studio” will travel to London and New York later this year.
A painter and entrepreneur in Chicago has recreated Van Gogh’s famous series of paintings “Bedroom in Arles“ as an ultra affordable and exceptionally creative rental property on Airnbnb. This kind of creative experience can offer visitors something more palpable than the average museum might, providing greater insight into the creative process.
People also flock like pilgrims to famed artists’ homes, like Georgia O’Keefe’s, Frank Lloyd Wright’s, and Claude Monet’s, looking for inspiration and meaning. These places serve as sacred spaces for visitors while also preserving primary source materials and surroundings. Wanda M. Corn explores the “special kind of archive” that artists’ homes and studios leave for future artists, cultural historians, and tourists alike…
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