Vocabulary
The ability to act or have influence over others
Power
Where was the Face to Face exhibit located?
Israel (Israeli/Palestinian Border)
Who designed the Vietnam Memorial?
Maya Lin
What is the difference between a FACT and an OPINION?
A fact is a proven statement. An opinion is something you believe (not necessarily proven).
When comparing and contrasting, what must you include?
Similarities AND differences based in fact
A special advantage given to a person or group.
Privilege
They post fliers on the streets, on billboards, etc. Where the public will see.
Where is the Vietnam Memorial located?
Washington, DC
How are Privilege and Oppression different?
One is a group gaining MORE resources while oppression is a group systemically losing access to resources.
Compare and Contrast Krueger's "Untitled (Skate)" with The Guerilla Girls' "You're Seeing Less Than Half the Picture"
-Criticizes societal problems (sim.)
-One is done by an anonymous group, one is done by a singular artist (diff.)
The artist’s point in making their art, the people who listen to them, or something as simple as the artist’s style.
Voice
Why does Barbara Krueger make her public artwork?
To start conversations about difficult topics like sexism, wage gaps, poverty, etc.
Describe the Vietnam War Memorial.
Long slab of black granite reaching across an empty field. Filled with chronological names of soldiers lost in the war. Statue of soldiers and flag at the beginning. List of names for families to find their loved ones.
How does an artist's VOICE impact their artwork?
Fact AND opinion (1 of each at least)
Compare and Contrast Wiley's "La Roi a la Chasse" with JR's "Face to Face".
-Both use models from under-represented groups in society (Sim.)
-One artist is anonymous and one works openly (Diff.)
Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment/control.
Oppression
Who does Kehinde Wiley use as inspiration for his models in his paintings?
People from his neighborhood in New York
Why did Maya Lin design the memorial the way she did?
She wanted to focus on the lives lost and a country grieving, instead of the politics of the war itself.
How does POWER relate to the art we see, make, and understand?
At least 1 fact and 1 opinion.
Compare and Contrast The Vietnam War Memorial with JR's "Face to Face"
-Both are displayed on a wall to be viewed by the public. (sim.)
-One is meant to memorialize people lost in a war and the other is meant to bring two sides of a war together. (diff.)
Money, education, materials, access to exhibits, etc.
Resources
What is the message behind JR's "Face to Face"?
We are only as different as we believe ourselves to be (or something along those lines).
What made the Vietnam Memorial controversial?
-Designed by a young Asian-American woman
-Did not glorify the war
-Buried - people felt like it was trying to hide
-The war itself was very controversial and political
What do you think about the Vietnam War Memorial? (class content AND documentary)
at least 1 fact and 1 opinion.
Compare and Contrast two artworks of your choice that haven't been chosen.
-1 similarity
-1 difference