Week 13: IV Videos

The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art 
Popular cultures from the 40's to the 21st Century have influenced many artists during the time such as Pin-Ups, Comics, TVs,  cars, and things of that nature. It encompasses the media surrounding it creating the art work that is sometimes referred to as low down.

Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology  
This video discusses the essence of the Native American culture and archaeology. The fact that bodies were taken out of their burial sites was rather disturbing. The example of the woman who discusses the 22 white remains that were re-dug and then re-buried meanwhile the remains of a Native American woman and her child were sent off to be studied is upsetting as well. The way that Native American remains of the genocide were studied makes this an interesting but also controversial video depending on your position with the topic at hand.

Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach

Focuses on the success of Tate Gallery and how many visitors it has accumulated. I wish more galleries were like this one especially not charging for admission! Tate gallery is among the most popular museums in the world and has become a resource for my own exhibit project.

An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Revolves around those who curate the work of artists and the significance of what they do. Relates alot to our upcomong project and I am sure I will be able to pull specific suggestions from the video while composing my own projects. 

The videos somewhat relate to the readings by again touching upon certain subjects more in depth than the readings do. Rather interesting videos with Bones of Contention intriguing me the most. The videos help more with conducting our upcoming project more than relating to our readings.