Weeks 13&14 Video Review

1. The Lowdown on Lowbrow talked about the influences by comic books, movies, and music. I learned about how the genre evolved from pop culture, rock and roll surfing, and tattoos. Within lowbrow art, there is a lot of humor, sexuality, and action. It has been rejected to be contemporary art, but has also gained a lot of popularity in more recent years. There were many great examples of what pieces were created as lowbrow, and explained a lot a lot how it got started, and grew. 

Displaying Modern Art: the Tate Approach talked about the success of the opening of the Tate Modern Art gallery in 2000, as a million people visited.  There is a unique display of the collection in which artwork is grouped by themes. Because of this, many different eras can be seen throughout one collection. Many different types of pieces also may come together to make up a collection. Majority of the Art is Western European, and North American. Modern art changed the styles and layouts of displays.

Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology talked about archeological sites all over the US, and showed the remains of Native Americans. These remains are studied and are used to help with the field of science. After a woman spoke out, the collecting of bones became outlawed. Many people in the science field grew upset, as they believed that much more could be learned through the artifacts, the Native Americans wanted everything and everyone to be left alone.

An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and the Metropolitan was much like the second video, as it was part of a series about great museums. This video told a lot about the history of the museum. 

2. The Tate Modern Gallery Video gave me ideas on how to “think outside the box” when organizing the works, and not only doing things the way that they are normally done. The Great Museum video was a great reminder to use art from all different places. Additionally, in general they gave more exposure to the art world, and the many different pieces that exist. It is very helpful to hear about more artists and to look into their work in order to incorporate it in.

3. These movies were shorter, and more modern and upbeat. They gave for new ideas, and expanded on a few ideas that I had before viewing. They brought more of a knowledge to art museums and curation.