Module 13 & 14

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

The four videos were “The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art,” “Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach,” “Bones of Contention: Native American Archeology,” and “An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan.”  In the first video, “The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art,” it talked about the lowbrow artwork.  There are different parts to this art and was greatly influenced during a certain time period in history.  The second video, “Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach,” talked about the changes in the 1970s.  There were museums that were set up during this time period that changed a lot, as well.  There are different issues, both intellectual and aesthetic, that were examined.  The different style was developed using themes for displaying exhibitions.  The third video, “Bones of Contention: Native American Archeology,” discussed a lot about the findings of the Native American remains.  It was debated about whether or not the remains should be returned to their ancestors.  The fourth video, "An Acquiring Mind; Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan," discusses his life as a director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  It talks about the art that was collected over 31 years, during his time there. 

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

The videos relate to my project because they discuss any problems that they might have ran into.  Some of them may be similar but a lot were mainly just very interesting to hear about.  It’s important to understand some of the struggles they may go through, as well.  The videos also show connections throughout history and that kind of relates to my project because there might be pieces in it that have some sort of history and connection.  They way one of the video talks about grouping things in a thematic way was interesting and that is kind of how my project is as a whole. 

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 really enjoyed these films.  They helped a lot with thinking about how I was going to present the art work that I am using in my project.  I understand more about linking it to history, placing it in a way that is understandable to the viewer, and the problems are a big part of it all but with different ways of working through them.