Theory 2 session - Installing an Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture

Some of us missed this session with Ed because of the tube strike - boo!

 It was really fun (Ed's slideshow below). Some of us clearly missed our vocation as architects...

Two groups took the exhibition theme of the human body in sculpture, one group took the theme of everyday objects in sculpture. 

Installing an Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture

Aims: 
 To gain a clearer understanding of how to put on an exhibition with other group members, and to increase awareness of the relationship between different work and to the exhibition space itself.

 Objectives:

1. Construct a mock exhibition space
 Choose a selection of contemporary sculptures to install within the space 
Negotiate with other group members to mount the exhibition 
Present the exhibition mock up to the group

 The Task:

 1. Construct a gallery space using foamboard and Bluetack (Be creative) 

2. Choose a selection of contemporary sculptures that fit into your given theme.

3. Make basic versions of the sculptures and insert them into the Gallery Space using plasticine, card, e.t.c. 

4. Situate the sculptures within the gallery space giving consideration to how the sculptures relate to each other and to the space around them

 5. Present your mock exhibition back to the group with 
a) An explanation of why you situated each sculpture where you have
 b) A brief description of the work and the idea behind it


Sculpture fans - points for spotting the following...

Juan Munoz (in plasticine)
Anthony Gormley (in wire)
Doris Salcedo (in felt tip)



 

City lit mock gallery from Ed Jeavons

Themes and suggested Artists for each group

Group 1: The Body in Contemporary Sculpture

Suggested Artists
Rebecca Warren, Anthony Gormley, Marc Quinn, Sarah Lucas, Matthew Monahan, Thomas Houseago, Nathan Mabry, Juan Munoz, Ryan Trecartin, Berlinde de Bruyckere Marthe

Group 2: Everyday Objects

Suggested Artists
Rachel Whiteread, Cornelia Parker, Tony Cragg, Tracey Emin, Doris Salcedo, Jessica Stockholder, Michael Landy, Matt Johnson, Nobuko Tsuchiya

Group 3: Abstraction

Suggested Artists
Richard Wilson, Richard Deacon, Anish Kapoor, Richard Serra, Sterling Ruby, Gedi Sebony, Jedediah Caesar, Karla Black, Bjorn Dahlem, David Batchelor Group 4: Natural Forms Suggested Artists Andy Goldsworthy, Richard Long, Damien Hirst, Ernesto Neto, Helen Chadwick, Eva Hesse, Jorge Mayet, Peter Buggenhort, Peter Coffin. Juliana Cerqueira Leite