New drawings from Mütter Museum and elsewhere

Several new drawings from the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and other medical museums have been freshly uploaded to Cabinet of Curiosities. These are sketches of interesting specimens I have found during my visits.

Shock & Horror: Human Oddities and Medical Marvels

From 9 April through 9 May 2009, eighteen new photographs from James G. Mundie's Cabinet of Curiosities will be featured in Shock & Horror: Human Oddities and Medical Marvels at Todd/Browning Gallery in downtown Los Angeles CA. Jim's work will hang alongside vintage photographs by the likes of Charles Eisenmann.

A preview video of the show may be seen here.

Todd/Browning Gallery is located at 211 West 5th Street (between Spring & Broadway), Los Angeles CA 90013.

Image: What Lies Beneath [Museum Vrolik] © 2008 James G. Mundie

Alumni Travel Grant Exhibition

Uranoscopus (Stargazer) © 2008 James G. Mundie

Alumni Travel Grant Exhibition:

Michael Froio, Jill Greenberg, James Mundie,

and Ann Northrup

February 26 – March 19, 2009
Reception: Thursday, February 26th, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Felicity R. “Bebe” Benoliel Gallery, The Center for Emerging Visual Artists
237 South 18th Street, The Barclay, Suite 3A, Philadelphia PA 19103

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists is pleased to present an Alumni Travel Grant Exhibition by Michael Froio, Jill Greenberg, James Mundie, and Ann Northrup. These artists have traveled everywhere from Europe to Wyoming in pursuit of their individual projects. The exhibition, presented at the Felicity R. “Bebe” Benoliel Gallery, opens February 26th, 2009 with an Artist Reception from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. Gallery hours for this exhibition are Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Appointments are available as well.

The Center’s Alumni Travel Grant program helps its alumni take advantage of opportunities involving travel that could have a significant positive impact on their work. Examples include apprenticeships, use of a particular facility such as a world-class foundry or print shop, residencies and international workshops, and other specific projects involving travel.

New website for "James G. Mundie's Cabinet of Curiosities" has arrived

Image: Cleft © 2008 James G. Mundie (Musée Dupuytren, Paris FR)

Sound the trumpets, and open your eyes wide in wonder! The new website for James G. Mundie's Cabinet of Curiosities is ready for visitors.

Here you will see original photographs, drawings and prints based on items from anatomy and medical museums from around the world.

Prepare to be shocked, amazed, enlightened — perhaps even mildly nauseated. Wonders abound! Nature herself is revealed!

Anatomy Specimens as Art: "Cabinet of Curiosities" featured in New Scientist

I am pleased to announce that ten of my photographs from James G. Mundie's Cabinet of Curiosities have been prominently featured by eminent magazine New Scientist. They have chosen a range of photographs from various anatomy museums in Europe, including Museum Bleulandinum and Museum Vrolik.

This momentous occasion also provides a perfect opportunity to announce that the Cabinet of Curiosities website is now ready for viewing at mundieart.com/cabinet. The site is still a work in progress, but there is plenty of material there to tuck into.

Image: Circulation © James G. Mundie 2008 (Museum Vrolik, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Flickr photostream traffic jam

In the last several days, the viewing traffic on my Flickr account has gone through the roof. My photostream normally enjoys fairly heavy viewing, averaging 2,500 views a day — but for last three days my photos have received more than 17,000 views each day. Yesterday's traffic alone exceeded the total views for the previous week.

What accounts for this sudden rise in interest? I'm not entirely certain, but much of the traffic seems to be the result of a few related blog postings:

• www.boingboing.net/2009/01/20/european-anatomy-mus.html
• circa71.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/flickr-set-love-european-anatomy-museums/
• wordpress.com/tag/flickr/
• morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/01/national-museum-of-health-and-medicine.html

I suppose this is proof positive of the viral effectiveness of blogging. Furthermore, this indicates great interest in the material that makes up my new body of work, Cabinet of Curiosities — the new website for which is coming soon.

In transition

In transition
Originally uploaded by Prof. Jas. Mundie

When I visited Museum Vrolik in Amsterdam last year there were several cases acting as a temporary 'holding tank' while the display was undergoing reorganization. In one dark corner I discovered these fabulous specimens.

Happy new year from Jim, Kate and Declan