Module thirteen and fourteen-video review

1.     For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach- this video discusses How did modernist ideas reshape the presentation of art in museums and galleries? And how did that approach evolve in the postmodern era? This video examines intellectual and aesthetic issues associated with the display of art, using rooms in the Tate Modern as case studies. Overviewing the exhibition style Alfred Barr established during his transformation of MoMA in the 1930s, the video shows how Tate curators developed a new method utilizing theme-based museum sections. Students are guided through numerous Tate holdings—notably the juxtaposition of Monet’s Water Lilies with Richard Long’s work—as well as pieces by Lucio Fontana, Yves Klein, Denis Oppenheim, and others.

Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology- This video deals with the remains of more than 10,000 Native Americans unearthed at archaeological sites across the U.S. are in the possession of museums such as the Smithsonian. Is the analysis of the bones valid scientific research, or is it a desecration of Native American culture? This video focuses on the tensions between scientists, historians, and museum curators and Native American groups, as the bones take on a central role in a war of alternate perspectives. In examining this debate, the program provides an excellent survey of Native American archaeology in the U.S.

2.     Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Exhibition project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.

Displaying Modern Art related to my exhibition project because it helped me decide which background I was going to use for my PowerPoint presentation. Having my exhibition dealing with landscapes from China and North America, chose the green background to help get a feel for my theme, but also had white represented in each slide so the viewer did not lose focus on the work of art being presented. The other video, Bones of Contention: Native American Archeology helped me to see how Native American people interpreted art throughout history while they dealt with all of their struggles of death, and starvation. Not many remains are left of the Native American lives so it is interesting to see paintings that are make now to represent North America because hopefully they can be persevered how historians in later years.

3.     What is your opinion of the films? Do they add depth to understanding of the art concepts you practiced while creating your curation project?

I thought that both of the films I watched were rather interesting but it was a little difficult for me to find connections with my exhibition individually. I did find it helpful to learn about the Native American culture and how not much remains to show their lives from history. However, the first video definitely helped me to pick the right background for my slideshow. It taught me that every little aspect is important when an audience is viewing work and knowing that I cannot change the lighting on a PowerPoint, I really had to focus on that background coloring and font.