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Feb 2, 2022

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Confessions of a Gallery Guard

Weird stories from my time working as a NY gallery guard.

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Confessions of a Gallery Guard: The Art of People Watching

When you watch people all day for a living, you start picking up on the correlation between personality and body language.

Feb 2, 2022

An adult and two small children sitting on the floor of a museum looking up at Tudor-era paintings hung on a deep red wall.

Feb 2, 2022

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Confessions of a Gallery Guard: Morning Metal Zen Time

Whenever my supervisor would make out the schedules for the new exhibit, I would always ask for the opening shift.

Dec 27, 2021

Confessions of a Gallery Guard: Morning Metal Zen Time

Dec 27, 2021

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Confessions of a Gallery Guard: The Press Shows Up…A Lot

You don’t always know when, either.

Sep 10, 2021

Confessions of a Gallery Guard: The Press Shows Up…A Lot

Sep 10, 2021

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Confessions of a Gallery Guard: It’s Never the Kids. At Least, Not in the Way You Think.

I’m not being sarcastic, either.

Aug 27, 2021

A child sitting on a bench in a minimalist art gallery.

Aug 27, 2021

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Confessions of a Gallery Guard: The Rubber Chicken Incident

I’ve seen baby dolls a few times, but the rubber chicken was a new one.

Aug 18, 2021

Confessions of a Gallery Guard: The Rubber Chicken Incident

Aug 18, 2021

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Confessions of a Gallery Guard: An Introduction

I spent two years working at a small contemporary art museum in New York, and it was completely bananas.

Aug 18, 2021

Confessions of a Gallery Guard: An Introduction

Aug 18, 2021

S. Armstrong

S. Armstrong

Queer storyteller | She/Her | Lover of cats, metal, history, and DnD | bio.site/sarmstrongauthor

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