Prepare a one page outline for this final essay question. You may use this
outline as you write your essay during the final exam. You must turn in your
prepared outline with your exam. Be sure to include pertinent historical information
in your answer when appropriate. Give examples of art work seen in class or
from the text to support your statements.
You have been asked to curate an exhibit of art works that trace the way in
which our ancestors came to understand themselves. As a highly respected scholar
in Art History you have the ability to borrow pieces from any collection in
the world. The museum board of directors is happy to financially support this
exhibit as long as you are able to provide them sufficient justification for
your choices of work. They need to know why the pieces you have selected are
necessary for this exhibition. These pieces must be significant in helping to
better understand how art is a record of the priorities and beliefs of its maker.
In your initial proposal to the board of directors you had suggested a theme
of Spirit and Power.
You must also provide the board with a general idea of how the exhibit will
be presented (if the works are to be shown chronologically or if you will be
grouping pieces by themes.) Recently, the board has responded well to creative
exhibit designs. Still, you must be sure to defend you choice of layout to be
certain you have “buy-in” from all of the members.
The only obligation that the board has placed on you is that a minimum of four
art historical periods must be included in the exhibition. Therefore they are
requiring you to have at least one work from each “unit” (Prehistoric/
Ancient, Classical, Christian, & Non-Western/Islamic.) Be sure to address,
in your exhibit proposal, how the art work produced during these periods are
reflections of the “human condition” as recorded by the artists
of
each generation.