The Barnes Foundation
While in Philly, a few of us stopped by the Barnes Foundation. It was a museum recommended to me by my professor, Selma Thomas, as she thought it would be an interesting case study to write two different reviews of…
Blue Cadet
Yesterday our student group, the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD), visited Bluecadet, a media design firm in Philadelphia. Housed in a beautiful exposed-brick, wooden-floor, pet-friendly office, the energetic 20 & 30-somethings who run the company ran through their history,…
Ai Weiwei – “According to What?”
My sister visits! So I decide to take her to the Ai Weiwei show at the Hirshhorn. Here’s my photo review: Artist wikipedia page Ai Weiwei on Artsy “According to What?” exhibition page NPR review New York Times review Washington…
Nam June Paik @ the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Electronic Superhighway Megatron / Matrix Smithsonian exhibit press release Art in America review City Paper review City Paper review (alternate version) Voice of America review (interesting how they’re using the piece as a multi-level teaching tool)
Movie Reviews
For my first assignment, I have been asked to look at four film reviews and analyze how they address technical and aesthetic aspects in wording geared to their audience. The Hobbit (2012) The Christian Science Monitor review by Peter Rainer Washington…
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This blog serves to document the research conducted by Corcoran College of Art + Design graduate student, Ryan King, under the direction of advisor, Selma Thomas. Media and exhibition reviews will be examined with the goal of enhancing the discourse between practitioners…
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