Ana María Delmar (HAA Class of ’21) co-curating exhibition "Good Morning, Midnight" at the Courtauld Institute of Art.

Ana María Delmar (@queenanamaria), HAA Class of ’21, is currently a student in the MA Curating the Art Museum program at the Courtauld Institute of Art. “As part of our MA, we curate an exhibition for the public in London, handling all aspects of the exhibition end-to-end. I am a co-curator of Good Morning, Midnight with my 12-person cohort. I was heavily involved in the technical/design and financial management aspects of the exhibition. I credit my comfort with architectural design and exhibition design to the HAA department and the various design studios I participated in.”

Curated by the Courtauld's 2023-24 MA Curating the Art Museum students, the exhibition is a first-time collaboration between The Courtauld and the Roberts Institute of Art. Good Morning, Midnight finds its beginnings in depictions of entertainers circa fin de siècle Paris in the Courtauld's collection. While Impressionism is often associated with serene depictions of the natural world and painting en plein air, Good Morning, Midnight shifts focus to the Paris nightlife frequented by Post-Impressionist masters. The artists from the David and Indrė Roberts Collection are similarly concerned with both old and new modes of entertainment and leisure, and how our changing experiences of these are mediated by technology. From bars to clubs, stages to screens, this exhibition speculates on the underlying power dynamics in places of leisure and entertainment, particularly those between the observer and observed.

The project is a collaboration with @therobertsinstituteofart who manage the David and Indrė Roberts Collection. The exhibition is on view in the Katja and Nicolai Tangen 20th Century Gallery at the Courtauld Gallery, from May 25 - July 7th. For more information, see @macurating