Assemblage, Collage &; Sculpture @ Norton Simon

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

Today I visited the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena. This museum is one of my most favorite because there is no question in my mind, but it has the best collection in Southern California.I went downstairs and viewed the Assemblage, Collage and Sculpture show. This exhibit displays how artists take a variety of objects and materials and reconstruct them into works of art. These works are mostly assembled rather than painted or drawn. The exhibit spans a period of 80 years. Many of the materials are very mundane but when assembled become fascinating because of the unigque way they are brought together. This show brings in great masters from all over the world and is all part of their permanent collection. It lends itself to a plethora of classroom activities by students bringing in objects, picking a meaningful theme and putting it all together in a way that is relevant to the artist.
This show lends itself easily to Standard 1.2 in the Artistic Perception category:
1.2 Discuss works of art as to theme, genre, style, idea and differences in media......
In the Aesthetic Valuing category
4.2 Identify and describe ways in their culture is being reflected in current works of art.....
4.3 Construct and interpretation of a work of art based on the form and content of the work..
In Visual Literacy category
5.4 Describe tactics employed in advertising to sway the viewer's thinking and provide examples......It is an unusally wonderful exhibit and will be on display untilMarch 28th-
Norton Simon Museum 411 West Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
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[clay dube]

Great information, Pennie, especially in noting the curriculum standards addressed by the exhibition. Please be sure to include information on how the exhibition helps teachers anxious to bring more of Asia to their students. For those who are interested, the Norton Simon website on the exhibition may be useful:

Norton Simon -- Assemblage

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