for A-plus Writer only

One day when you are in Manhattan, make your way to the block of West 25^th Street between 10^th
and 11^th Avenues in Chelsea. There you will find dozens of art galleries side by side with free admission. Spend at least one hour visiting a total of at least five of these galleries (this is easily done given how close they are to each other; if you can see more, so much the better). Try to include a mix of large and small galleries. You can go during our regular course meeting time or any other time Tuesday-Saturday between 12 noon and 6 pm, the
open hours for most Chelsea galleries.

Keep a running list of the names of the galleries, artists and exhibition titles that you see. Spend some time
with your favorite works and make a few notes. Don’t take any photos unless you are sure it is permitted (and don’t use a flash).

Then write a WikiSpace blog entry including the following:

• The names of all the galleries, artists, and shows you saw on West 25th St. between 10th and 11th Aves.

• A one-to-two paragraph blog entry about ONE artwork in one of these shows that “speaks” to you. Include a description, analysis, and personal interpretation or response. One photo can be included (optional). This should be longer and more in-depth than the Twitter-length entries you wrote for Assignment #1.

This is a WikiSpace blog, not a Discussion Board, so don’t respond directly to each other; the dialogue is
between you and the art, and you are sharing it with the class in order that you might see through each other’s eyes. Don’t forget to insert a line between your entry and the previous student’s entry, and put your name at the top of your entry.