Fast Forward: Modern Moments 1913>>2013

October 13, 2012–January 20, 2013

Fast Forward: Modern Moments 1913 >> 2013

October 13, 2012–January 20, 2013

• Examines cultural, technological, and artistic shifts over the past 100 years

• Key works of art from 1913, 1929, 1950, 1961, 1988, and 2013

• Illustrates connections between works of art and what is happening historically at each point in time

Curriculum Connections• Art

– Meaning and Creative Thinking– Contextual Understanding– Assessment and Reflection– Connections

• Language Arts– Comprehension and

Collaboration– Research to Build and Present

Knowledge

• Social Studies– Historical Understandings– Information Processing Skills

1913: New Art for a New World

World Events• Panama Canal opens• Ford Motor Company

introduces the first moving assembly line

• 8,000 women march for suffrage in Washington, DC

• Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated as the 28th President of the United States

The Art World Armory Show is the first

international exhibition of modern art in America

Search for visual language for a new world; abstraction

Futurism, Cubism, Dadaism, Surrealism

Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, Umberto Boccioni, 1913 (cast 1931)

Bicycle Wheel, Marcel Duchamp, 1951 (third version, after lost original of 1913)Card Player, Pablo Picasso, 1913-14

1929: New Visions

World Events• Wall Street Crash of 1929• Herbert Hoover is

inaugurated as the 31st President of the U.S.

• Color television is first demonstrated in public

• Seven rival gangsters of Al Capone are murdered in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

The Art World The Museum of Modern Art

opens to the public Developments in

photography Surrealism Non-linear and/or fractured

narrative

Portrait of Mistress Mills in 1750, Joan Miró, 1929

Farmhouse Window and Door, Georgia O’Keefe, 1929 Salvador Dali, Illumined Pleasures, 1929

1950: Action and Abstraction

World Events• Korean War begins• Senator Joseph McCarthy

accuses the US State Department of employing 205 Communists

• President Harry S. Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb

• Peanuts comic strip debuts• Diners Club becomes the first

credit card

The Art World The center of the modern

art scene moves from Paris to New York

Shift in scale Abstract Expressionism Presence of text/graphics

begins to occur

Woman, I, Willem De Kooning, 1950-52No. 10, Mark Rothko, 1950 The Chariot, Alberto Giacometti, 1950

1961: Art and Life

World Events• USSR puts first man in space;

American Alan Shepard soon follows

• Construction begins on the Berlin Wall

• JFK inaugurated as US President

• The Beatles perform for the first time

• First Freedom Riders set out from Washington, D.C.

The Art World Art of Assemblage exhibit:

focus on found objects and unconventional materials

Breaking out of tradition Abstract Expressionism, Pop

Art Consumer consumption a

subject matter (Fluxus) Film, music, performance

Girl with Ball, Roy Lichtenstein, 1961Cut Meringues, Wayne Thiebaud, 1961 First Landing Jump, Robert Rauschenberg , 1961

1988: Construction Identities

World Events• The Hubble Space Telescope is

put into operation• The final troops are withdrawn

in the Soviet War in Afghanistan• George H. W. Bush is elected as

U.S. President• NASA resumes space flight,

following the Challenger disaster of 1986

• First World AIDS Day is observed

The Art World Artists using words and text

with political and media-based associations

Identity, race, and sexuality politics in art

AIDS (Wallpaper), General Idea , 1988Laments: The Knife Cut Runs As Long…, Jenny Holzer, 1988-89Pink Panther, Jeff Koons, 1988

2013: The Near Present

Sarah SzeKatharina GrosseAaron Curry

Lesson Ideas

• Identity Portrait Posters: 3rd-5th • Surrealist Dreamscapes: 8th • Color Field Painting: 9th-10th • Quick Lessons:

– Synchronic Collage– Bruguière Collage– Simple Screen Printing– Scratched Figure– Automatic Drawing– 10 Useful Objects to Ensure Summertime Fun– Oldenburg Treats– Symmetrical Paper Cut– Collaged Message

How do you teach these artists, movements, mediums, and/or time periods?

How do you teach about contemporary art and artists?

Art 21

• http://www.pbs.org/art21/• Features on 97 contemporary artists,

organized by themes like Place, Transformation, Power, and Identity

• Educator guides, glossaries, discussion questions, strategies for using films in the classroom

Artful Thinking

• Help students develop thinking dispositions that support thoughtful learning – in the arts, and across school subjects.

• Developed by Harvard Project Zero.• Designed to be used by classroom teachers, adapted

for museum use.• Thinking routines are short, easy-to-learn mini-

strategies that extend and deepen students’ thinking.

• Learn more at http://www.pz.harvard.edu/at/.

Example: I See/I Think/I Wonder

• What do you see?• What do you think

about that?• What does it make you

wonder?

TRIVIA!DOOR PRIZES!

Question:What artist received challenge from his son to draw as well as Walt Disney by asking, “I bet you can't paint as good as that, eh, Dad?” while pointing to a drawing of Mickey Mouse?

Answer:Roy Lichtenstein

Lichtenstein’s first work to feature the large-scale use of hard-edged figures and Ben-Day dots was Look Mickey.

Question:Which artist was commissioned to create 14 paintings for a meditative space, later to become a chapel in Texas?

Answer:Mark RothkoRothko was commissioned by John and Dominique de Menil to create a meditative space filled with his paintings. Rothko committed suicide in 1970 and was unable to see the chapel’s completion in 1971.

Question:According to the Guinness Book of World Records, who is the most prolific artist?

Answer:Pablo Picasso

He created over 250,000 works of art.

Question: In 1956, Time magazine dubbed which artist “Jack the Dripper" as a result of his unique painting style?

Answer:Jackson Pollock

Pollock was well-known for his uniquely defined style of drip painting.

Online Teacher Resource

• high.org/teachers, then click on the “Resources” tab– Activity and lesson ideas– GPS and CCC– PowerPoint of key images– Recommended books and

websites

• Hidden Teacher Institute website: high.org/mminstitute

Theatrical Performance by The Object Group

• Available on Fridays at 10:00, 11:00, and 12:00

• Additional $2/student• Students will travel back

in time, learning about important artists, works of art, and world events from the past 100 years

Multi-Media Student Tour

• Different tours for elementary and secondary students

• Scripts available online• Interactive touch

elements and questions• On Elementary tour,

students help mend a rip in the timeline of modern art

MUSEUM HOURS

Monday ClosedTuesday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.Wednesday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.Thursday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.Sunday 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

STUDENT ADMISSION

Docent-led and Audio-guided Tours

$7 per Student

(Add $2 for workshop, additional tour, or performance)

For every 7 students One Chaperone is FREE

*Additional Chaperones $16.50

HOW TO MAKE YOUR HIGH MUSEUM OF ART

SCHOOL TOUR RESERVATION

Three easy ways to book your visit:

1. Go To High.org/schooltours2. Email schooltours@woodruffcenter.org3. Call 404-733-4468

Primary Source: Professional Learning at the High

• Groups of 10 or more teachers can meet at the High for professional development

• Receive free museum admission and use of meeting spaces

• A representative from the High will speak to your group

Teacher Free Days

• Evening for Educators:• Thursday, February 21• Register online at high.org/teachers

after December 17• Preview the exhibitions, plan tours

for your students, learn about professional development opportunities, and network with colleagues

• Teacher Appreciation Days:• Saturday, February 23• Saturday, March 9• No advance registration required

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February 16 - May 12, 2013