Exhibition

public. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art is presenting an exhibition “Crime Stories: Photography and Foul Play”, the exhibition includes about 70 works in collection from 19th and 20th shots. Photography by modern documentation which includes William Klein and Larry Clark, walker Evans, Diane Arbus, and others. In the small Gilman Gallery works are displayed with no order from Gardner’s “Execution of the Conspirators” (1865), the exhibitions is the highlights after the assassination of…

walls behind display cases and likewise maps of these sites were not present until halfway through the exhibition. Until visitors located these aids they would likely be confused or lost by many of the displays. Additionally, except for the Bust of Hagar and the recreated image of the Palmyra Arch of Triumph, very few of the displays jump out at visitors and by emphasizing preservation, the exhibition fails to draw people back in…

Philadelphia International Centennial Exhibition had “living museums” that represented the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Egypt, Persia, and Tunisia. The exhibits included replicas of buildings from Cairo and Jerusalem. The “living museums” not only incorporated buildings from the areas represented but also had food, souvenirs, camel and donkey rides, and native people dressed in costumes. This trend continued with the Chicago Columbian Exhibition in 1893. This exhibition featured a popular “Streets of…

The exhibition, Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA) at the newly renovated Yale Center for British Art, provides a modern perspective on British history. Shonibare’s work focuses on Admiral Lord Nelson as a symbol of British colonialism. The works are vibrant and incorporate bold patterned Dutch wax-printed fabrics that Shonibare is known for. The bright colors and often comical tones to explore and critique much darker themes and historical events. Upon first encountering the exhibition, I found it…

2) In 10-12 sentences, describe the art exhibition as a whole. Do not use the personal pronoun “I”. Identify materials and general size. Identify some of the following design elements and describe how they are used: line, shape, scale, value (light and dark), color, and texture. Not all will necessarily apply but many will. Also keep in mind the following: the balance, proportion, perspective, emphasis, movement, pattern, repetition, rhythm, variety, harmony, and unity. Imagine you are…

although his work appears to be very dark and melancholy his work is actually quite optimistic. He works at a really large scale which allows a depth and detail that smaller works may not have as much detail as other artists work. Kiefers first exhibition was held in 1969 in Karlsruhe and he has since continued exhibiting work regularly. He has exhibited in the Art Institute of Chicago in 1987, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1998 and more recently London’s Royal Academy of Arts…

Many consider America to be a land where people have equal opportunity, regardless of the class status of their ancestors. However, in China, the Cultural Revolution upturns Chinese values and holds Ji-li Jiang back from numerous opportunities. In her memoir, the Red Scarf Girl, Ji-li shows that she is forced to miss being a liberation army dancer. If not for her class status, she would have probably been a Red Successor. In addition, she is replaced as exhibitioner for her group. Ji-li’s father…

Canada audiences. The gallery is proudly helmed by an almost all-female staff, including a woman director, chief financial officer, and chief of staff. It also boasts an all-female curatorial team. I’ve included more information about the inaugural exhibition below, but it’s also worth noting that the new gallery is also an exciting contemporary beacon in the heart of the downtown Ottawa. Designed by KPMB, it is the first P3 Visual arts build in Canada and is part of a multi-use development…

As the New York City Official guide, states on their website this is a “science museum with dinosaur fossils, exhibitions chronicling virtually all known animal and human history and, yes, some eye-popping IMAX movie action” with 5 million of visitors each year. For this reason, this museum is the second from the top 5 museums visited in New York. While I was visiting the museum I noticed people from all over the world as I could hear different languages like Mandarin, French, Spanish, German…

circulation to produce what we now know as today images of commodities, popular culture, political imagery, the space races and even fashion. Media was evolving and so was the artistic practices in many artists especially those in Argentina. While this exhibition is set in 2016 and is a culmination of pieces found during the 1960s, International Pop reflects the zeitgeist and surveys the transcontinental connections by introducing multiple perspectives and exchanges between artists and…