thematic group exhibitions conceived through individual research and group discussions
• In class on Nov. 15 your group will share all of your individual artist research (research 6 artists each and bring images to share) with eachother and decide on 4-5 artists that will be in your exhibition (they must relate to your theme and work together as a grouping). Research and select the specific works that each artist will exhibit.
• Submit a group proposal by email (one email per group) on Nov. 22 tue48896@temple.edu Include a complete artist list and a one paragraph synopsis of your group’s theme for your presentation
• As a curatorial group, you will give an in-class 15min presentation Use at least 10 images arranged in power point to fully explore your topic (or email me your 10 images in the order you want to present them two days prior to your presentation date). Think about how you make selections and what you want the show to communicate or question. Pay equal attention to the role of individual works as to the exhibition as a whole.
GROUP A : NOV 29 Kelly, Zani, Emily Srader, Sierra
Our group plans to focus on art that requires the viewer in order to activate the work.
GROUP B : NOV 29 Julia, Caleb, Jay
Our group’s theme is identity, which we will be exploring through self-portraits. We want to address how the artist meant for themselves to be portrayed, in a more personal sense that can’t necessarily be understood at just a glance. We want to cover not only the subject, but also the materials and process.
GROUP C : NOV 29 Emily B, Jessica, Bonnie, Amelia
Our group’s theme for the “Curating Now” project is the idea of how rituals changed over human history from religious to daily practice (contemporary).
GROUP D : DEC 1 Jennifer, Tracy, Valerie, Grace
We are going to use appropriation artists who distort iconic art history pieces and remake them with their own artistic style.
GROUP E : DEC 1 Stephanie, Halley, Angela, Bridget
The focus of our exhibition is going to be on the different ways in which women express themselves and are expressed in various cultures; this will focus on the cultural context from which the women come from and how their respective communities have affected their art and self-portayal; this will be a visual discussion of how women, especially in the 20th century, have become deeply entrenched in ethnicity and community and the respective products of that entrenchment. We will focus on using mostly female 20th century art. This does not necessarily have to be a focus on feminism, but instead a study of women’s ideas of themselves.
GROUP F : DEC 1 Giselle, Kim, Leanne, Ian
Our original plan for a theme for the exhibit was focused on the idea of the literal myth: creatures, fables, and stories from history and how they are different to each culture.
However, depending on the intent of the exhibit as well as the artists who we find through our research the theme may be focusing on the myth of race and culture in America. This would focus mainly on stereotypes and race relations. We could easily research artists from both types of theme within our group and choose to narrow down our theme based upon our research.
GROUP G : DEC 6 Steve, Tiffany, Emily Sheerin, Bill
We chose site specific installations and we intended to look into the ways a site affects the viewer’s perception of the work.
GROUP H : DEC 6 Hannah, Elaine, Shannon, Ally
Obsession
With practices that are labor-intensive and meticulous, the artists of this exhibit demonstrate obsession through their choice of subject, material, and technique in their detailed artwork.
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