The Time of Our Lives.
New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, 1999
Featuring Whisper, the Waves, the Wind film
Time of Our Lives confronts widespread stereotypes about aging as a narrative of decline and offers alternative images and models of the process. The exhibition grew out of a conviction that the conventional negative view of aging fails to take into account a wide variety of cultural, sociological, physical, and spiritual experiences. This obsession with chronological age is by no means universal; in other cultures, the passing of time is tracked differently–by the seasons, for example, or by rites of passage, such as marriage or childbirth. In some societies, elders, instead of being reviled, are revered for having attained an advanced state of awareness.
Curated by Marsha Tucker, Anne Barlow, Curator of Education, Anne Ellegood, Curatorial Associate