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AMERICAN ART:
A SOCIAL HISTORY OF ART
IN THE UNITED STATES
A blog by St. Francis students in Prof. Wingate's FA 1420 classes.
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AWAW at Grey Art Museum
Thank you for visiting Anonymous Was A Woman: The First 25 Years at the Grey Art Museum. Please use this site to post a reflection about...
jwingate44
Apr 151 min read
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Mary Lucier At The 'Grey Art Museum'
I had a really great time at the Grey Art Museum — the exhibition truly captured my eye from the moment I walked in. Each piece felt...
jwingate44
4 days ago2 min read
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Grey Museum Art Visit
Walking around the Grey Art Museum was very interesting because of the different art pieces. I saw what I thought looked like a colorful...
jwingate44
5 days ago1 min read
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A Sense of Sonder - Helen Sandoval
The Grey Art Museum was filled with various artworks created by artists, but most importantly, women. Women that usually don't have their...
jwingate44
6 days ago2 min read
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AWAW Experience
The exhibit felt like a journey of different perspectives of life, but one piece had me connected throughout my entire journey. What...
jwingate44
7 days ago1 min read
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AWAW- Untitled by Carrie Mae Weems
My visit to Anonymous Was A Woman: The First 25 Years at the Grey Art Gallery was a powerful experience, especially encountering Carrie...
jwingate44
7 days ago1 min read
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Rhythmic Resonance: Exploring Fawundu's "and we don’t quit, rock, rock on to the beat y’all!" @ BRIC
Hook: In the heart of the Hip-Hop-infused exhibition at BRIC, my senses were captivated by the pulsating rhythm of Fawundu's "and we...
Chris Wavey
Dec 11, 20231 min read
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Harmony in Hues: A Dive into David Ellis's "Blue Springs" at BRIC
Hook: Embarking on a visual journey at BRIC, my gaze fixated on David Ellis's "Blue Springs," beckoning with promises of a unique...
Chris Wavey
Dec 11, 20231 min read
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Art Intertwined with History
The artwork I was interested in was Camella Ehlke, Lotus 2023 (backpack with repurposed 555 Soul, Noah, and A Bathing Ape fabric), and...
scaesar1
Dec 5, 20232 min read
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David Ellis' Representation of the Roland 808 Drum Machine
When looking around at BRIC, many pieces caught my eye, really fitting the remixing theme of the B Side: (Broken) Memory and Remix....
opark07
Dec 5, 20231 min read
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Watch Tower Plantation House Lamp
In the heart of Jenny Polak's "Homeward Bound" exhibit at BRIC House lies the unexpected marvel, the "Watch Tower Plantation House Lamp."...
sluyando
Dec 5, 20231 min read
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Rediscovering David Ellis's 'Blue Spring' and 'Red Spring'"
Walking into BRIC last Wednesday, I stumbled upon something that interested me—David Ellis's "Blue Spring" and "Red Spring." I expected...
apellot5
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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Remixing Memory & Making History
We visited BRIC last Wednesday and saw two exhibitions, the main group exhibition, B-Side: (Broken) Memory and Remix and the Projects...
jwingate44
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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Brooklyn Sculptures
Within our trip throughout Downtown Brooklyn, we got to observe different sculptures from different periods in history and discuss a...
afiorentino19
Oct 11, 20232 min read
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Connecting the Dots
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map, they can be connected by how the artist chose to position them. Henry...
Diyana Farag
Oct 10, 20231 min read
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Connecting the Dots in Downtown Brooklyn - A Walk of Brooklyn Sculptures
There are many public sculptures in Downtown Brooklyn, from the Henry Ward Beecher memorial, to the Notorious B.I.G. sculpture, to the...
apolito1
Oct 10, 20232 min read
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Following the Trail
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map, you would realize how closely spread out within each other, and the theme...
Joseph Garcia
Oct 10, 20231 min read
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Connecting the pieces....
If the public sculptures, we visited were pins on a digital map they would represent History and Unity. A common history can create a...
scaesar1
Oct 10, 20232 min read
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Sculptures in Brooklyn
This was a very interesting outing to say the least. Seeing the different sculptures in the area and comparing their meanings was a...
opark07
Oct 10, 20232 min read
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Connecting the Future and the Past Through Sculptures
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map they would be a dive into culture infused with history. These sculpture...
efernandez296
Oct 10, 20232 min read
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