exhibition review the Jameel gallery V&A London

INSTRUCTIONS

Just a quick note to make sure you all went to the V&A (Jameel Collection and South Asian Galleries) yesterday or before and you found your visit interesting. If you haven't been yet, please make sure you go as soon as possible to complete your first written graded assignment for our course.

2000 words

WEEK 6, TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY:

Student-led activity.

This session will take place without the instructor. Students are required to visit the Jameel Gallery AND the South Asian Gallery (on Islamic art and Mughal objects) at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Students are then asked to submit ONLINE, by SUNDAY 3 MARCH, a written GALLERY REVIEW on their visit (2,000 – 3,000 words.), in which they:

- Briefly outline the main features of their chosen exhibiting space;

- Choose and discuss at least FIVE art pieces, providing a short art-historical analysis, a relevant bibliography and set of illustrations for each of them;

- Briefly consider the interaction between Western and non-Western art.

Make sure you describe all your chosen objects in a way that is meaningful and art-historically relevant (facts and dates).

Your report should reflect both the academic research behind the curating of your chosen space (how well is it curated, in your opinion?) and your own personal ideas (it should be a mixture of both).

Finally, don’t forget to structure your essay rigorously,

weave your observations within a coherent and cohesive framework,

and provide original and meaningful conclusions.

Students who fail to visit this museum and submit their written report will be marked as absent and receive an F for this assignment.

STRUCTURE

(title)

Jameel Gallery Review

2000 words (5 pieces)

INTRODUCTION and thesis (150)

(Briefly outline the main features of their chosen exhibiting space, describe the two pictures below of the gallery space called the jameel gallery) its spacious its white, the center is the ardabil carpet (talk a bit about it)

Explain how the objects are displayed in glass cubes arround the room and there is a main piece in the center

The vibrant collection spans from the early Islamic period (the 7th century) to the early 20th century and include holdings of metalwork, ceramics, architectural woodwork and textiles. Highlights include the Ardabil Carpet, the world's oldest dated carpet and one of the largest, most beautiful and historically important. CENTER PIECE OF THE GALLERY

MAIN BODY (1500 and 200)

Make sure you describe all your chosen objects in a way that is meaningful and art-historically relevant (facts and dates).

P1 (300) OBJECT ONE

DO NOT COPY PASTE THE INFORMATION THIS IS JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT PARAPHRASE THE TEXT

DO NOT INCLUDE THE IMAGES SIMPLY PUT THE TITLE ILL PUT THE IMAGES MYSELF

P2 OBJECT 2 (300)

P3 OBJECT 3 (300)

P4 OBJECT 4 (300)

P5 OBJECT 5 (300)

ALL THOSE INFORMATIONS ARE ON THE V AND A WEBSITE

WRITE 300 WORDS AN OBJECT WITH THE DATE HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND ARTIST IF THERE IS ONE AND FACTS ABOUT THE TIME

Brief consideration of W and NW art (200)

IN THIS PART MAKE A COMPARAISON BETWEEN WESTERN AND NON WESTERN ART SHORT ONE OF 200 WORDS

USING THE CHARACTERISITCS FROM THE PIECES YOU DESCRIPTED (example western art uses less details and different materials )

CONCLUSION (150)

Write a short conclusion of 150 words that sums up the exhibition (western art in the jameel gallery) the analysis (sum up) of the ( objects) and your personal opinion on the way it is curated (say that the way it is curated is very smart and efficient allowing enough space and minimalism for the pieces to be fully analysed by the visitors

At least 10 sources (serious ones) books and articles