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ART 125 : Photo History I - Reed D. - SPRING 2022 - SEC...
VIRTUAL MUSEUM
Description
You are the new curator at the Virtual Museum.
As such, you want to organize a two-artist
exhibition. First, you must identify the two
artists, each of whom should be photographers.
Look through the list of artists below and select
two. (You may select an artist not listed if you get
approval.) Second, search the internet for three
examples of their work (three for each
artist). Third, identify the time period and style in
which each artist worked (Pictorialism, Street
Photography, Modernism, Naturalism,
Documentary, Straight Photography, etc.), and
prepare a short biography that might go on a wall
label. Fourth, consider each artist's work
carefully and determine the fundamental
characteristics that make his or her work unique
and important. Fifth, consider why you think
these two artists should be shown together by
reflecting on how the work of these two artists
are similar and how they are different.
Note - PICK YOUR ARTISTS VERY CAREFULLY.
Be sure that you can make a convincing
argument about why those two artists belong
together. I will reward most highly those who pick
unexpected combinations of artists over those
whose selections are more obvious. But, if you
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try something unexpected, be sure that you can
pull it off.
PROJECT
Having done the steps above, organize and
present your exhibition by embedding the six
images into a word processing document,
preferably Word (if not Word, turn your project
into a pdf). Prepare and present the following
wall labels and didactics to accompany the show:
TITLE WALL - title your show and state the
names of the artists.
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OBJECT LABELS - for each work, include the
artist's name, the title of the work, the date, and
the photographic process (such as, Gelatin Silver
Print). We will not concern ourselves with size or
who owns the work. Put these labels adjacent to
the images. [six labels total]
Note - Google "museum labels" to see many
examples of how museum wall labels are
presented.
BIOGRAPHICAL DIDACTIC - for each artist, write
a 200 - 300 word biography. A didactic is the
name for the informational panels in a museum,
and you are writing the language for the didactic
(in your own words, do not simply cut and paste).
[two didactics total]
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INTERPRETIVE DIDACTICS - for each artist, write
300 - 400 words explaining his or her work, the
period in which it was done, the style in which it
was done, and relate the work to at least one
broad cultural event to give it context (for
example, "...the despair apparent in the attitude
of the figures reflected the artist's personal
struggles during the German economic
deprivations that followed WWI.") Give your
didactics as title. [two didactics total]
SUMMARY DIDACTIC - This is an interpretive
didactic in which you explain to the museum
audience why you have put these two artists
together. What does this show tell us about their
work? What does it tells us about some larger
issue in art (for example, perhaps they
demonstrate how two artists working in different
time periods can have similar concerns, or
perhaps they demonstrate how differently two
artists can approach similar subjects)? Write
between 300-400 words. There may be some
overlap with your other labels, but be sure that
they are not too redundant (if so, there would be
no reason for multiple labels). Give your didactic
a title. [one didactic]
Note - In a real exhibition, the didactics would
not be identified by their function, such as
Biographical Didactic, Interpretative Didactic, or
Summary Didactic. Even so, in this case,
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VIRTUAL MUSEUM
Description
You are the new curator at the Virtual Museum.
As such, you want to organize a two-artist
exhibition. First, you must identify the two
artists, each of whom should be photographers.
Look through the list of artists below and select
two. (You may select an artist not listed if you get
approval.) Second, search the internet for three
examples of their work (three for each
artist). Third, identify the time period and style in
which each artist worked (Pictorialism, Street
Photography, Modernism, Naturalism,
Documentary, Straight Photography, etc.), and
prepare a short biography that might go on a wall
label. Fourth, consider each artist's work
carefully and determine the fundamental
characteristics that make his or her work unique
and important. Fifth, consider why you think
these two artists should be shown together by
reflecting on how the work of these two artists
are similar and how they are different.
Note - PICK YOUR ARTISTS VERY CAREFULLY.
Be sure that you can make a convincing
argument about why those two artists belong
together. I will reward most highly those who pick
unexpected combinations of artists over those
whose selections are more obvious. But, if you
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ART 125 Photo History I - Reed D. - SPRING 2022 - SEC...
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try something unexpected, be sure that you can
pull it off.
PROJECT
Having done the steps above, organize and
present your exhibition by embedding the six
images into a word processing document,
preferably Word (if not Word, turn your project
into a pdf). Prepare and present the following
wall labels and didactics to accompany the show:
TITLE WALL - title your show and state the
names of the artists.
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OBJECT LABELS - for each work, include the
artist's name, the title of the work, the date, and
the photographic process (such as, Gelatin Silver
Print). We will not concern ourselves with size or
who owns the work. Put these labels adjacent to
the images. [six labels total]
Note - Google "museum labels" to see many
examples of how museum wall labels are
presented.
BIOGRAPHICAL DIDACTIC - for each artist, write
a 200 - 300 word biography. A didactic is the
name for the informational panels in a museum,
and you are writing the language for the didactic
(in your own words, do not simply cut and paste).
[two didactics total]
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INTERPRETIVE DIDACTICS - for each artist, write
300 - 400 words explaining his or her work, the
period in which it was done, the style in which it
was done, and relate the work to at least one
broad cultural event to give it context (for
example, "...the despair apparent in the attitude
of the figures reflected the artist's personal
struggles during the German economic
deprivations that followed WWI.") Give your
didactics as title. [two didactics total]
SUMMARY DIDACTIC - This is an interpretive
didactic in which you explain to the museum
audience why you have put these two artists
together. What does this show tell us about their
work? What does it tells us about some larger
issue in art (for example, perhaps they
demonstrate how two artists working in different
time periods can have similar concerns, or
perhaps they demonstrate how differently two
artists can approach similar subjects)? Write
between 300-400 words. There may be some
overlap with your other labels, but be sure that
they are not too redundant (if so, there would be
no reason for multiple labels). Give your didactic
a title. [one didactic]
Note - In a real exhibition, the didactics would
not be identified by their function, such as
Biographical Didactic, Interpretative Didactic, or
Summary Didactic. Even so, in this case,
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please identify them for me - don't leave me
guessing.
Since you are addressing a museum audience,
not me, do NOT use the word "I", as in "I chose
these artist because..," for any label or didactic.
If do not use a quote, you need not footnote your
information. If you use a quote, you must do a
simplified form of footnoting. Just indicate the
author, the book or article and the date. You need
not indicate page number or show a link.
EMBED YOUR IMAGES - try to find smaller jegs.
Not so small that they pixilate, but small enough
that they will load easily into Word. Usually, the
images in Google will show their size in the lower
left corner when your curser hoovers over them.
600x800 pixels would be ideal, for example.
Organization
Organize and present your exhibition. For
example, think about how you should present the
artists and the information. Should each artist's
work be presented separately, or should you mix
their works together? How effectively you
present the material is important (as it always is
in museums).
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Upload your assignment as a Word document or
a PDF (no Google Docs or Pages) to the
Assignment page by the due date.
Grading
I will grade your exhibition as if I were the head
curator evaluating your work. Does your show
offer an interesting point of view, is that point of
view supported, is the combination clever or
ordinary, is the show well presented, and were
the labels accurate and well written?
NOTE - look carefully at the grading rubric to
guide you in completing the assignment.
Credit
200 points maximum
Photographic Artists
Adams, Ansel
Arbus, Diane
Atget, Eugene
Avedon, Richard
Baldessari, John
Baltz, Lewis
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