seventeenth post

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned. The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art: Artist Anthony Aussang says that 'Lowbrow Art' is essentially reactionary to highbrow culture. The dictionary definition is, "a person regarded as uncultivated and lacking in taste."
Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach: Modern art in the Museum of Modern Art from 1929 onwards was displayed primarily in chronological order, representing each art movement. Art is displayed on white walls with flexible lighting. Critics argue that Tate Modern's thematic presentation of art requires that viewers have no knowledge of art. They believe art should be more than entertainment. The Tate are provided with striking and often abrupt transitions between the individual display rooms.
Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology: Native Americans' bones were collected as a scientific curiosity during the U.S. genocide against Indians. Anthropologists differ on whether or not the remain should be returned to their ancestors. Native Americans have ceremonies to discover whether the bones are their ancestors or not. Their past is conveyed through an oral tradition. Native Americans do not want the scientists' history.
George Eastman House: Picture Perfect: By creating the first affordable, user-friendly camera George Eastman became the father of popular photography. The museum established at his home celebrates the contributions he and the company he founded have made to advance the art, science, and phenomenon of photography. The photography collection at George Eastman House is a visual history of photography that represents the work of 14,000 amateur and professional photographers. The collection includes all types of photographs, famous and obscure, from documentary to fine art.
 2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Exhibition project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.
Yes, the videos relate to the creation of my Art Exhibition project because the videos discuss different exhibitions (such as the George Eastman House) and the way those exhibitons are arranged. There are different ways of arranging artwork. Chronology is one of them, or there could simply be no pattern at all, as shown by Tate Modern.

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 the films were very interesting and definitely helped me understand the concepts I need to know for creating my curation project. Before watching the films I had no idea how I was going to start my project, and now I have some sort of idea on how to display and choose the pictures I plan on using.