Your project will be a pdf file created with word, in which you will share with me 5 photos, 5 matching comments, and 1 short conclusive reflection.
1. Visit the Art of Asia Gallery 103- Take a selfie with one of the Noh Masks. Add the photo to your project with a paragraph explaining the Noh masks on display or make any comments. (You can also mention anything else you found interesting or related to this class in the Art of Asia Galleries.)
2. Visit the Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium Gallery 150- Take a selfie with the Statue of Young Dionysus. Add the photo to your project with a paragraph explaining how Dionysus is related to the Athenian theater tradition. (You can also mention anything else you found interesting or related to this class in the Art of the Ancient Mediterranean.)
3. Visit the Arts of the Americas Gallery 177- Take a selfie with the Othello Plaque. Add the photo to your project and describe what this object tells us about British playwright Shakespeare’s importance in the United States.
4. Visit the Painting and Sculpture of Europe Gallery 219- Take a selfie with David Garrick as King Lear. Add the photo to your project and explain why the actor is dressed in such a way.
5. Take one selfie with an artwork at the Art Institute that you are interested in. Add the photo to your project. Explain why you like or dislike the artifact.
6. Conclusion. Write a two paragraph reflection on your visit to the Art Institute. Why do you think we venerate museums in our culture? What use can have for you a museum in general, or the Art Institute of Chicago?