At ASTC 2008, Nina Simon, Eric Siegel, Kathy McLean, and Tom Rockwell presented these provocations in a session intended to explore self-censorship in the creation of museum exhibitions (with a focus on science and technology centers).

1. YOU CAN’T DO THAT IN MUSEUMS!
So don’t even think about it, jerk.
Featuring Kathy McLean, Tom Rockwell, Eric Siegel, and Nina Simon

2. Image credit: Dimitry van den Berg

3. RELIGION POLITICS
SATIRE SUBJECTIVITY SEX
Image credits: Curtis Perry, Dana Logan, Niall Blackburn

4. OUR PLAN
share provocative examples on the topics we’ve identified
throw it out to you for your thoughts and connections
hold a participatory discussion while Tom and Kathy draw as
quickly as possible

5. FINDING RELIGION

10. GETTING POLITICAL

15. MODERN FUNNY

16. Image credit: infinite_pi

21. EMBRACING SUBJECTIVITY

25. THIS IS NOT A DNA MOLECULE.

27. “I am not an abstract painter. I
am not interested in the
relationship between form and
color. The only thing I care
about is the expression of man's
basic emotions: tragedy, ecstasy,
destiny.” Mark Rothko

28. SEX

33. RELIGION POLITICS
SATIRE SUBJECTIVITY SEX

34. WHY?

35. If you want to follow up with us...
Kathy McLean - kmclean@ind-x.org
Tom Rockwell - trockwell@exploratorium.edu
Eric Siegel - esiegel@nyscience.org
Nina Simon - nina@museumtwo.com
slides will be posted on www.museumtwo.com next week