Description
Exhibition Review Paper 750 words, please write a review about Detroit museum,
Here is the link about exhibit Detroit After Dark:
http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2016...
The Basics and Eligible Museums
For this paper, you will write a review of an exhibit at an area museum (750 words). This assignment will require you to visit either the Flint Institute of Arts or the Detroit Institute of Arts. You are responsible for your own admission fees and for providing your own transportation.
Detroit Institute of Arts http://www.dia.org/ (Links to an external site.)
Anyone wishing to visit a museum other than those listed must get permission from the instructor. Using a museum in Saginaw/ the Tri-City area will not earn full credit on the assignment.
What to Review
You will choose one exhibit or section of the museum for your review. The exhibit should include art from Europe or North America dating between 1400 CE and the present. Examples might include the temporary exhibit Detroit After Dark: Photographs from the DIA Collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts or the Bray Gallery at the Flint Institute of Arts.
Writing the Paper
Read this before you go to the museum: Please see Chapter 7 of Sylvan Barnet’s A Short Guide to Writing about Art. This chapter, “Writing an Exhibition Review,” will guide you in the process of writing your review. Some specific pages that will be helpful:
- Pages 156-159 give a good overview of what information your own review should include. Use this to make a list of things to look for at the exhibit.
- The sample review on pages 165-169 gives a good model that you can follow with your own review.
Sources for Background Information: You will need to acquire some background information about the subject of your exhibit so that you can discuss its overall quality in your review. Some great starting points for this background information are:
- Thematic Essays from the Metropolitan Museum of Art-- http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/te_index.asp (Links to an external site.)
- Grove Art Online—This may be accessed through the SVSU library. Click the tab labeled “databases,” then select “art.”
- Please note: You must consult at least one source beyond your textbook and the materials included with the exhibit. Include a bibliography at the end that lists all sources consulted; Use MLA or Chicago style citations.
Other guidelines regarding the paper:
- Your paper must be typed. You should include a cover page with the paper title, your name, the date, and the class with section number. Use a standard font (i.e. Times New Roman, 12 point) and double-space the paper using 1-inch margins. Papers must be stapled. The bibliography and cover page are do not count as part of the required length.
- Very important--Spell check and proofread all written portions of your project. Papers that have not undergone a careful proofreading and spell-checking process may receive a “0” at the discretion of the instructor.
- Also very important—Plagiarized papers will not be tolerated. Students who plagiarize will receive a “0” for the assignment and will be reported to the Coordinator of Student Conduct
Explanation & Answer
Here you go! Let me know if you like it or if you want me to edit anything. :D
Detroit After Dark: An Illuminating View ofthe City’s Night Scene
Nighttime has been an important motif in all forms of art, so it is no surprise to see it appear in
as the setting of photographs. Since the 1800s, when Louis Daguerre first managed to capture
images with limited light, photographers have been capturing scenes that unfollowed once the
dark has settled in the world. Like any other metropolitan area, Detroit is not the kind of place
to see its activities stop after the sun has set, art included. The exhibition, Detroit After Dark, in
Detroit’s Institute of the Arts, presents to its audience glimpses of what the city looks like
through the lens of a night-owl photographer.
Staying as close to home as possible, the exhibition includes only works that are a part of the
museum’s permanent collection and that feature any aspect of the city, be it cultural or
structural, as it takes place at night. The result is a combination of darkness and light; a dramatic
game that manifests itself with each picture. The eye is immediately drawn to the contrast when
in a photograph, as when the scenes unfold in real life. In this regard, the exhibition does not
fail the audience. Though...
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