We went to visit the VCU's Business School on October 17th to take a look at Noah Scalin's newest creation. Scalin, a prominent Richmond artist who gained national recognition for his "Skull-a-Day" series, had been asked to serve as the Business School's Artist in Residence, a move designed to highlight VCU's commitment to innovation and the arts. Despite his disciplinary differences to those around him, Scalin seemed decently stoked on the new challenge. The Maggie Walker piece is very striking, and personally seeing the amount of thought and planning that went into a seemingly simple arrangement of clothing was really cool. The entire arrangement carries the slight air of a publicity stunt, which wasn't helped by the questions asked by the audience, who actually asked Scalin if he specialized in making portraits of Maggie Walker out of clothes. But, it definitely is a step forward to exposing more people to cool art in Richmond.
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Max FrankelI ride bikes, take pictures and study Art IV at Maggie Walker Governor's School. Archives
April 2017
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