Many unknown artists work as guards at the Met, hoping for their big break into the art world. Many feel it is hard to be guarding the art they wish to be producing, but most find it the be inspiring, or "like a meditation," to be surrounded by the work. Although the Met encourages the study of art, the last employee art show was in 2007. To help promote themselves, the guards created a new art journal called SW!PE Magazine, and held a Launch Party and Gallery Opening at 25CPW, featuring art from 35 guards. The exhibit opened Thursday night and will run through Sunday. Here is a link to the magazine: http://swipemagazine.com/.
Michael Varley, a Metropolitan Museum of Art guard, created "Over the Rainbow," which is part of a show of guards' work.
For more photos: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/03/05/nyregion/metslide_index.html
For the New York Times article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/nyregion/06guards.html?
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