Monday, October 21, 2019

Class trip to Brooklyn Museum details

++BROOKLYN MUSEUM TRIP++
We will be meeting at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, November 16th at 12pm
We will be visiting Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party and the other galleries of the Elizabeth Sackler Center for Feminist Art.

We will meet in the glass lobby of the museum near the main entrance door at least 10 minutes BEFORE 12pm. Buy your ticket as soon as you arrive. Remember general admission to the museum is a suggested donation. We will assemble here and I will be leading all of us upstairs to see the Dinner Party all together. I will walk you through the installation and explain as much as I can about it and you will all have time to experience the installation for yourselves. You will then be able to visit any part of the museum after we are done. I highly recommend staying and seeing other galleries!

Give yourself extra time for traveling on the weekend. Directions to the Brooklyn Museum can be found here. There is street parking near the museum if you drive there. Careful to read street regulation signs carefully. There is also a parking lot at the museum where you can pay to park. Speak to other students about car pooling together or traveling together via public transportation. Please feel free to invite a guest to join.

Attendance at the class trip will count in place of the writing assignment, Post 4 (5pts) only if you attend on 11/16 with the class.

POST 4 
Can you name 5 women artists?
MANDATORY if you did not go to the Brooklyn Museum on 11/16
*** Extra credit +5 if you visit the museum on 11/16

Concentrating on contemporary artists, choose 5 women artists to illustrate and briefly explain various themes we have discussed throughout the course about gender, race, class and art history. You can organize your post into genres, 'isms, political or societal messages, aesthetics, techniques or personal narratives. You must choose a clear thesis and the 5 artists carefully. Your post MUST include artists working today. Be sure to illustrate your post with various images (and/or videos) and to cite your research.

Please reference Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party and other exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum if you visited.

~800 words, citations and bibliographic info and 5+ images with captions. See checklist from previous posts.

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Extra credit writing assignment for *up to 5pts* if you visit the Brooklyn Museum on your own

If you are unable to attend the Brooklyn Museum with the class but can still make the trip on a different day you can receive up to 5pts of credit. You must visit Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party at the Brooklyn Museum. Read all of the supporting materials in the exhibition and browse the information on the small interactive tablet outside the installation. Spend some time in The Dinner Party paying close attention to the details of the place settings, note the names and techniques, the imagery and patterns. Choose a few of your favorite place settings. Note how many names might be familiar to you. Write 3+ paragraphs about your experience with The Dinner Party. Include names, details, techniques and your own reactions.

Visit at least one other gallery/floor in the museum! Include a few details about that as well in your post. Have fun and explore!


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