This semester, you have looked at a wide variety of ancient artworks from Paleolithic to the Gothic periods . This assignment asks that you curate a hypothetical exhibition of five artworks that we have studied in this class according to a theme or topic of your choice. As is explained further in the supplementary articles linked to in this assignment module, an art curator is someone whose job it is to organize exhibitions for museums and other cultural institutions and events. A key role that any curator plays is to provide a framework for the works of art that they have selected to display for an audience, and to explain through didactic materials (e.g. labels on the walls of galleries) important details about these artworks and how they pertain to the theme of the show. An important first stage of any curatorial project is to make what is called a ″checklist″. The exhibition checklist is the document that provides an explanation of the theme of the show, and then provides a short desсrіption and explanation for each artwork that is to be included in the show. For this project, you will assume a curatorial role and produce such a checklist for your proposed exhibition. Page(s) 1: a written curatorial statement of at least 500 words that contains an exhibition title, explains the theme of your exhibition, and provides evidence for why this specific theme or topic is important to an understanding of some aspect of modern art history. Some examples of questions you might address in your statement: what significance does this topic play in the wider history of ancient art? What new insights does this theme offer a viewer interested in the history of art from various ancient cultures? How has this topic changed over the long historical arch of the pre-historic era to the 14th century? How does this theme look different in different cultural contexts and why do this matter? What kind of conversation do you wish to provoke for an audience based on your selection of works?
