his paper will present two works of art as a fictional exhibition, one from history and one contemporary appropriated version. This is a way to see how art history can live in the present, and how context changes EVERYTHING. I’ve provided a list of choices to write about, from the Baroque through the Romantic period. Read about the original in your book. Learn more about the appropriated version through online research. Follow the technical and resource requirements outlined in the tabs below. Review the rubric to self-assess your work. 1. Begin by selecting a set of artworks (example: Fragonard’s The Swing & Kerry James Marshall’s Vignette 2.75) (Links to an external site.). 2. Next, read the content requirements and start gathering your information into an outline. Don’t know where to start? Check out the Resources tab. 3. When you start writing, you can refer to the technical requirements (2-3 pages plus title page and citations page). You are limited to three DIRECT quotes in the paper. Remember: Citations must be present in MLA format and any paraphrased or quoted content must be cited within the text. A tutorial on using Noodletools will be provided next week. Art ChoicesContent RequirementsResourcesTechnical Requirements Choose one set of works to focus on in your paper form my list. I’ve provided a link to learn more about the contemporary, appropriated version. They are all paintings, unless otherwise noted. Fragonard’s The Swing & Kerry James Marshall’s Vignette (Links to an external site.) or Fragonard’s The Swing & Skinka Yonibare’s The Swing (Links to an external site.) (sculpture/installation) or Fragonard’s The Swing & Jordan Tiberio’s Swing (Links to an external site.) (photograph) or Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People & Robert Colescott’s Homage to Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People (see page 5 of this resource) (Links to an external site.) Download Homage to Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People (see page 5 of this resource) (Links to an external site.) or Ingres’s Grand Odalisque & Guerrilla Girls’s Do Women Have to be Naked to get into the Met Museum? (Links to an external site.) or Ingres’s Grand Odalisque & Mickalene Thomas’s Naomi Looking Forward (Links to an external site.) (watch this video (Links to an external site.)) or David’s Napoleon Crossing the Alps & Kehinde Wiley’s Napoleon Crossing the Alps Summary: You are writing about two works of art as if they are on exhibition together. Take on the role of a curator as you frame the writing about them as a fictional exhibition. You’ll briefly explain what each work is about/what it was inspired by, you’ll tell us why it is important to see the works together and you’ll come up with a new wall label to inform the viewer when they visit the museum. In your paper, you will reveal new observations from a critical, creative perspective (your own!) informed by research you’ve conducted. You can arrange the content any way you see fit, as long as you cover the required information below. Required content: Come up with a theme to unite the artwork in an exhibition and title the exhibit. Explain the significance of your exhibition and why it is important for is to see these works together. Address what the appropriated version tells us about the past as well as our present (the key moment in your paper). Write a new wall label for each piece, based upon the Artnews article Your Labels Make Me Feel Stupid. Select 4 or more of the prompts from the article to guide your writing and make the art come alive! Grab our attention, tell us something new…what is essential and what is exciting? Close with your reflection on the artists’ inspiration: What inspired the original work and how did it inspire this new piece? Why should we care that another artist appropriated this work from history? Why did they do it? What will the viewer take away from your exhibition? 4 required resources (or more). No Wikipedia as a direct source, however, you can definitely follow their citations to find the original sources of content. Always vet your sources for reliability…who is the author? What qualifies them to write about the work? Where is the information coming from and for what purpose? Use ArtStor, Oxford Art Online and museum resources vis Google for research. The links provided below are approved sources with quality content to help you with your research. Oxford Art Online is linked in the tab ‘Artist and Art Movement Info.’ Heilbrunn Timeline is another wonderful resource, linked under the ‘Websites’ tab in the research guide. Google Arts and Culture also under the ‘Websites’ tab. Search for artist by name and see images of all their work in one place, can zoom in and click on art to learn more about the meaning. How to search these sources? Type the name of the artwork, artist or search for the period (ie Neoclassical, Rococo) for information. Other approved electronic resources Museum websites. Find the museum where your artwork is kept and search their collection for more information. Khan Academy, (Links to an external site.) use the search function at the top of the page to find essays and videos. I link a lot of their videos in our course, they are an excellent OER resource. Youtube-look for artist interviews or a curator talking about their work. Your complete submission will be 4-5 pages in length, including the content, cover page and works cited. Two full pages is the minimum length for your paper. 3 pages is a good number to aim for, as this will give you enough space to address the key content requirements in detail. Cover page with images, identifying title/artist/date and your name 2-3 pages of written content: approximately one page per artwork + introduction and closing paragraphs. Works cited page: MLA citations for resources (4 or more required) Use Noodletools to format your citations. Find it under the ‘Citing’ tab in the NVC Art Research Guide. You will be prompted to enter your ACES and Banner ID on a purple screen to access this citation service. NVC provides you access for free, which is why you must validate your access by signing up through the Art Research Guide. Other details: Maximum three direct quotes in text. Use normal margins, space, 12 pt font (Arial, Helvetica, Calibri-something simple). You may include thumbnail images within the paper, added after you have met the length requirement (at least three full pages of text before images).Show more
