Description
Assignment:
Imagine you work in a museum and your boss has asked you to propose a museum exhibit reflecting something specific about the human condition. You can choose any works of art you like, but the museum only has room for three (3) pieces. What three pieces would you choose and what would they reveal about the human condition to museum goers?
To answer these questions, your boss has asked for a written proposal that identifies the pieces you would include in your exhibit and what the exhibit demonstrates.
Theme: You must select a theme that connects each of the pieces you have selected for your exhibit. Your theme should reflect a personal value or belief reflected in the human condition. For example, you might believe that the sacrifices soldiers make in war are honorable, and you might choose works that support this idea (a photograph of World War II soldiers raising the American flag on Iwo Jima, for example). However, you might believe the reverse, that war is destructive, and include works that support this idea (the Vietnam War photograph of a young girl running after a napalm attack).
Works: You must choose a minimum of three pieces of art that demonstrate the theme you have chosen. Works should represent a minimum of two different art forms (dance, painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, etc.). The works you choose should reflect different time periods and places/cultures (20th Century American art, Italian Renaissance, etc.) to demonstrate that these beliefs about the human condition have existed throughout human history.
Sources: In addition to your three works of art (primary sources), you must use the VU library’s databases to find a minimum of two secondary sources that help support your analysis of the pieces you have chosen. Sources must be scholarly. With instructor approval only, you may supplement your research with reliable sources found outside the library’s database.
Documentation: You will use MLA documentation for this assignment. This includes in-text citations and a Works Cited page which will include citations for both the primary and secondary sources. The VU Writers Handbook provides instructions for MLA format
