laboratories and study rooms which are given functionality through the servant spaces (Manrique‚ 11/08/04). This concept was practiced through out most of Kahn ’s career‚ but is most notable in his ingenious designs of the Salk Institute and Kimbell Art Museum. The Salk Institute located in La Jolla California is of the most unusual nature. The building is set up into two large towers separated by a large concrete courtyard. The building is arranged in this way because one side of it faces the ocean
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The last decades‚ museum studies and practice are marked by a shift in traditional museum views that emerged from a strong critique towards the narratives‚ values and‚ finally‚ the very definition of museums in contemporary western society. The emergence of New Museology was decisive in theorizing and putting this turn into a larger context that involved ideological‚ political and aesthetic dimensions. Museums‚ far from being neutral spaces of knowledge have a significant function in the mediation
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Zeitgeist is defined as the spirit or mood of a particular period of history; epitomized in art to express the beliefs and ideas of the time. Throughout history the zeitgeist has changed based on the ideas and cultures within a time period. When watching modern movies one can notice the contrast to the movies made in the previous decade. The same applies when analyzing artwork. It may not be apparent that a hundred years between artworks can produce much contrast or it is not quantitative amount
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manipulated and mounted upon a back-lit photo transparency. “While modern photography in the first half of the twentieth century may have been guided largely by the “decisive moment‚” after the 1960s‚ much of the photographic work circulating in the fine art realm could be characterized as highly premeditated‚ systematic‚ and staged: in other words‚ this work embodies an ethos of “think first‚ shoot later.” (MCA Exhibit Description) I think that Jeff Wall’s Nightclub captures the idea of “think first
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Nowaday in modern society there are a large number of museums and galleries‚ which help to provide essencial functions of education and entertainment to the public. However some people think they are of less importance now as citizens can achieve the same purpose on the Interne. Personally I do not agree with such views. Certainly we can almost search all information from the Internet‚ yet all we retrieve is just pictures and texts. While in a museum‚ one see real objects‚ such as a Chinese ancient
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Introduction and Background of Museum of Brisbane Museum of Brisbane is one of the gallery in the Brisbane City located in the city hall. The Museum is the one which explores the vibrant living history of people including life style and exhibits the identity through exhibitions‚ workshops‚ tours‚ talks‚ Special events and MOB kids Children’s activities. Museum of Brisbane was opened in October 2003‚ replacing the Brisbane city Gallery. The prime motive of Museum of Brisbane is to explore and present
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Digital (in) Museums The project is structured as a subjective analysis over the “state of the art” of digital applications in museums and exhibition. First‚ it will investigate the concept of adding value‚ though digital supports‚ to traditional observations of artworks. In a
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The Cleveland Museum of art has a major collection of works from Italy‚ roman‚ Egyptian‚ and African art. Also‚ the great collection of earthly painting‚ religious painting and sculptures go back to Ancient Rome and Greece. Various forms of art can be individual from other collection such as sculpture‚ portraits‚ and earthly‚ religious paintings. The Annunciation‚ by Bouts at the Cleveland museum of art falls into the category of religious art. The artist that made this painting‚ Albert Bouts‚ is
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Social Research Draft: 12/16/2013 II The Role of Museums in Utility-Enhancing Consumption and Relatedly an Empirical Study of Museums in the USA1 II.1 Introduction II.1.1 Introduction to Research and Method II.1.2 Introduction to Economics of Museums II.1.3 Consumption and “The Finer Things in Life” II.2 Relevant Issues in the Political Economy of Art Museums II.2.1 Tax Exemptions for Not-for-Profit
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Arts 1301: Introduction to the Visual Arts (Chelsey Moore‚ Instructor) Guided Worksheet for Visit to the Blanton Museum of Art Due September 18‚ 2013 In order to complete this worksheet‚ you will need to visit the Blanton Museum of Art‚ which is located on the UT campus at the intersection of Congress and MLK. You will probably need about two hours for your visit. The museum is free to everyone on Thursdays‚ always to UT students‚ and it is $5 for college students on any other days. Please
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