Arts
Exhibition Reviews
A ONE-PAGE RESPONSE PAPER (either single- or double-spaced is acceptable for these). Scored will be evaluated on a √+ / √ / √– basis (these scores correspond to A / B / C letter grades)
¶Alan Wallach, Exhibiting Contradiction (1998), pp. 105–17.
¶Exhibition reviews in Time [13 May 1991]; Newsweek [27 May 1991]; Art in America [September 1991], and The Nation [July 1991].
What does the dust-up over the West as American exhibition at the Smithsonian suggests about the extent to which museums should try to offer viewers revisionist history?
Requirements: one page
American Artworks
Select three artworks from the Americas that deal with supernatural beings or gods.
What do you think each tells us about the importance of the supernatural to ancient Americans?
Artistic and intellectual heritage of Classical Greece and Rome
Attached is a document with the images of the artworks
Option 2:
Select three Renaissance artworks that draw on the artistic and intellectual heritage of Classical Greece and Rome.
List of the ways in which they use the Classical past.
History of Art
1. Watch the 2 videos below about the discovery of King Tut’s tomb and of a lesser known King Narmer through artifacts left behind from the ancient world. Identify and describe the different reasons why each king was was considered important and what they accomplished during their rule. Please comment on why you think King Narmer was lesser known and what made King Tut the most famous of all the Egyptian pharaohs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5ORhMXQFlg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwXfvfPy6fc
2. Read from attached pictures ( I have numbered them in the top left cornere)read about the people of the Paleolithic Period and why the invention of pottery is normally associated with Neolithic Cultures. Then watch the video below “Aspects of Archaeology Pottery” and discuss the different things that can be learned from studying these ancient relics of past civilizations.
Artworks
Write a 3 page research paper including two of the artwork/artist pairs below, ONLY.
Use at least 1 bullet point from each of the 3 Methods of Analysis (see below). Again, not three bullets from the same method.
Your interpretation of the Methods of Analysis MUST be based on the descriptions in Chapter 4, and I will be using those definitions/descriptions when grading your work.
MLA format- http://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-…
1000 words or 4 pages max, not including works cited page
You must use a minimum of 2 sources, not including your textbook.
This assignment must be uploaded via Canvas’ assignment repository. Your essay will be verified through Turnitin’s originality checker.
All papers must include a “works cited” page for all sources. Plagiarized work will result in an automatic 0% on the research paper.
Again, plagiarized work will result in an automatic 0% on the research paper.