Art History paper

Art 315: World Perspectives in Art History CSUN, Fall 2017

Professor Beth Rosenblum

Exhibition Paper Prompt

For this paper project you are to propose an idea for an art exhibition based on a theme of your selection. The premise of your exhibition can build on topics presented in class but not repeat a theme exactly as addressed in lecture and/or the textbook. The exhibition theme you select must accommodate artworks that span temporal, geographical, and stylistic boundaries.

Your paper is to include an explanation of your exhibition topic and provide the relevant context (historical, political, socio-economic, religious, etc.). The artworks selected for inclusion are to be analyzed for their form and content and related back to your overarching theme. Incorporate a description of where your exhibition is on view (museum, gallery, alternative space; in what city, province) and why you have selected this location. Additionally, describe the installation (this should match your floor plan), addressing any supplementary material on view in the galleries (didactic panels, films, books, etc.).

I recommend selecting approximately four artworks for inclusion in your exhibition, as you will need to provide ample descriptions and analyses of each. You must address at least one work not discussed during lecture (ideally produced by a civilization or artist studied).

Formatting and Turnitin.com Guidelines

Your paper should be 6-8 pages of text, typed in Times New Roman 12-point font, double- spaced, with 1” margins and page numbers. Include proper citations following MLA or The Chicago Manual of Style. For information on formatting citations visit: https://owl.english.purdue.edu.

Attach a bibliography, floor plan of your exhibition, and reproductions of all discussed artworks (you may put multiple images on a page) to your text (your total page count should be somewhere between 10 and 12 pages). Your image pages should contain captions, formatted as they would appear in your exhibition. Your bibliography must include at least three sources other than the textbook. The use of all websites, with the exception of museum websites and article databases, such as jstor.org, must be preapproved. Deviating from these guidelines will adversely affect your grade.

Deadlines

Your theme, working checklist of artworks, and working bibliography are due November 7. The final paper is due at the beginning of class on November 28 (with an copy of your text uploaded to Moodle, where it will be checked by turnitin.com).

If you are ill and have a doctor’s note, I will grant you an extension. Poor planning, technological malfunctions, and other excuses will not be granted extensions. Plan to complete the paper in advance of the deadline in case of any unforeseeable problems.