Pictures at an Exhibition

Initial access: face the offending in exhibition Motivation Why we feel offensive when we saw a case study in class? Some of my group members felt sad and couldn’t accept what artist managed to do. At that time, I have a strong curiosity about our reaction. What causes our feeling? How far can we tolerate this discomfort? Is there any prohibition in curating? Introduction In the following paragraphs, I start from audience experience and explain feeling through empathy and social context. Then,…

consider visiting South Beach, Clearwater beach, or Siesta beach. If you’re not the “beach type” Bayside Marketplace is also an option, it’s located by the American Airlines arena. There’s plenty of things you could do there like shop, eat, take pictures, buy…

sculpture of large wigs to which refers to traditional Korean hair pieces worn by women of high status. Comfort Hair is a live sculpture that is inspired by the Gache, and it is now located in The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum in FIU. The art exhibition has a very clean and lively entrance, with all the frames hung and a dim light fixating on each of them. Every photo is emphasizing the big contrast between the women dressed in white and the black Gache wig that they are all wearing. The…

Lynching refers to death by hanging by the white mob. I chose women in protest as opposed to a violent, voyeuristic lynch mob scene because it demonstrates taking an individual stance against racial segregation and atavism. The women depicted in the picture stand outside a forest. Note the trees are blurred as the camera lens primarily focuses on the three ladies. Here, the photographer attempts to render black people visible among the community. The rope signifies the enslavement carried on…

collecting candy wrappers, cutting paper, and reading line drawings. She also liked the hero and heroines’ figures from the posters. Those figures also showed in her first painting, which was created at age 13, and exhibited in a children artwork exhibition. After Leah grown up, she insisted to go to art school, even though her parents did not agree. To enter the art school, she needed to go through a tough exam. First of all, she need to submit 10 to 12 original artworks for interview. After…

human history, the Holocaust (1933-1945) served as the story that suffering artists needed to share with the world. As a German-Jewish artist who died in Auschwitz, Felix Nussbaum, said right before his death in 1944, “When I perish, do not allow my pictures to die with me. Show them to the people.” Though the Holocaust is one of the most tragic events in human history, it is incredibly important that the stories of the dead, and survivors alike, were shared through the power of artists. Those…

author Michael Morpugo. Firstly published on 1982, it gained rapid popularity worldwide due to the impressive narrative of the First World War conflict. Some of the most popular features of the book are strong feelings of friendship amongst “vivid pictures of the impact of warfare across different times and cultures” (National Army Museum, 2015). The stage adaptation process started in 2004 when director Tim Morris was looking for new projects to develop in the National Theatre (Bickerstaff…

museums. El Anatsui’s artwork expresses a deeper, global, personal meaning, which is often being limited by museums and critics because of their approach of displaying his art in certain exhibitions. One of the main problems in museums, is the curators have a habit of installing El Anatsui’s work in the exhibitions of African and Contemporary sections. As a result, Harney argues these actions by the Museums limits the meaning and purpose of El Anatsui’s work. Furthermore, critics accuse…

She used a handmade paper as her canvas and to create the pictures upon them, she used screen printing, which at the time was very popular among the art world. Screen printing is most often recognized by the public in Andy Warhol’s “Marilyn”. Baer’s piece of work uses nine separate canvases all adorned with a small…

Holocaust was brought on by the hate and prejudice inspired by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, the chancellor and president of Germany from August 2, 1934 until April 30, 1945. The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City’s Battery Park has several exhibitions and objects representing the significance of the Nazi Holocaust on the Jewish population. About…