Exhibition/Lecture Review
No late assignments will be accepted.
Objective: To develop the ability to understand, interpret, and analyze contemporary art.
Procedure:Visit an art exhibition and write a typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12pt font, one-page (minimum) review that includes:
• Who, what, where, when
• A description of the work
• Brief information about the artist
• Your personal thoughts about your experience as a viewer
OR
Attend a lecture/ event/ performance and write a typed, double-spaced, one page review that includes:
• A description of the presentation that includes who, what, where, when
• Brief information about the presenter(s)
• Your personal feelings about your experience as a member of the audience.
It does not have to be a good review in that you don’t have to praise the artwork/lecture/event, but it must explain in detail your feelings and interpretations of the work.
Possible Venues
• John B. Davis Gallery- Groundfloor of Fine ArtsBuilding. Hrs: M-F 10-4
• TransitionGallery- SUB, Pocatello
• Gate City Fine Arts, 315 W. Center, Pocatello. Hrs: T-S. 11-5
• Pocatello Art Center- 444 N Main St. Hrs: M, F 10-4:30
• Tara James Gallery-200 S MainSt Pocatello
• First Friday Art Walk- First Friday of every month in Old Town Pocatello
• Idaho Falls Art Council- Willard Art Center, Colonial Theater
• Boise Art Museum,670 Julia Davis Drive
Boise, ID
• Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, 300 S Capital Avenue, 522-7777
If you wish to review an exhibit not located at one of these venues, ask permission from the instructor first. All visiting artist lectures can be reviewed for this assignment. If you wish to review a lecture outside the university, ask the instructor first.
In this assignment you are asked to describe, analyze, interpret and evaluate a work of art. Answer the following questions in an essay format.
1. What do you see in this artwork?
2. How is the artwork designed or put together? Use the vocabulary you have learned in class.
3. What does it mean? What is the content?
4. Is it a successful work of art?
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