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Gallery talk

Gallery Talk

Q To gain a critical and comprehensive view of the development of Western civilization, one needs to examine the relationship between the development of Western ideas and societies and other regions of the world. This Gallery Talk uses women’s art to facilitate such a complex study of the development of modern Western world in a global context. To do so, you will first visit a museum, gallery, community center, or library online or onsite to observe and study an artwork created by a woman. Focus on an artwork that addresses a topic, issue, or idea concerning women’s well-being in a global context. You may also use the links found on the course page Sources for Images of Cultural Artifacts. In about 250 words, discuss the following items: 1. The artist’s background 2. The creative process focusing on, for example, the art medium, art tools, how the artwork is made, artistic or cultural theory or tradition the artist applied; and creative uses of the elements of art (e.g., color, composition, light-and-dark contrast, focal point, etc.) 3. The subject matter of the artwork focusing on a topic, issue, or idea concerning women’s well-being in a global context 4. A couple of questions or thoughts that would encourage the class to examine together the artwork and issue you’ve selected Post your writing along with a clear copy of the artwork to this discussion forum. Make sure to provide a full citation for the artwork including the following: 1. The artist’s name 2. The title of the work 3. The date of the artwork completed 4. The size, duration (if multimedia or performance-based art), or location (if site-specific art) of the artwork 5. The medium of the artwork 6. Where you observed the artwork (e.g., the name of museum, the title of the book, URL)

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Guerrilla Girls is a group of female artists and this group was famous for making stern comments without any reluctance. This group from the time of forming took racism in art as its main forte. Fight for equality by the female artists was nothing new but the approach of Guerrilla Girls was different. This New York based group was formed in 1985 and they wanted to bring the matter of gender inequality in public. Name of the members of this group is still unknown. At this time posters were given high value and at the time of protesting against something, there was no alternative of posters. Guerrilla girls selected the posters as their weapons. The writing style is very much sarcastic. It is seen that the use of witty language is giving a new level to the posters of guerrilla girls. All these are purposely done to raise awareness of the authority of the museums to give chance to female artists.