“While subtly subversive, Goodnight Moon allows us to see through the eyes of a child, and instills in us essential tools for innovation. “Despite the librarian’s opposition to a progressive wave of children’s literature, and even though the book had poor sales in its first year, Goodnight Moon eventually gained universal affection and became one of the most famous childrens’ books of all time,” Spears said.
When the book was first published, says co-founder and Creative Director Nana Spears, the New York Public Library’s chief children’s librarian disliked it so much, it didn’t make it onto the stacks for another 25 years. The exhibition celebrates the many aesthetic and poetic idiosyncrasies of Goodnight Moon, such as its eye-popping palette, lighthearted innocence, and its enchantingly strange, vaguely surrealist mood.
“What better remedy than comfort and play?” “We asked each artist to further rekindle their childlike understanding of the world around them, and create objects uninhibited by the horrors of adulthood,” Spencer said. In each of their practices, all of the artists in the show embrace a “childlike curiosity,” says Fort Makers co-founder Noah Spencer.
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