Taxidermy
Create a fictional creature ripped from the wildness of your imagination.
i. A Jack-a-lope of sorts, made from found materials.
This creature is the subject of your Bell Jar.
> Name it.
> Name it.
> Create a context for the subject with objects/materials of the natural environment that once supported it.
> Where was it discovered? By whom? Date found
> Where was it discovered? By whom? Date found
ii. Create a wall label noting the fictional name, etc. for your artifact:
Artifact / Country of origin / Date / Media
Dimensions H” x W” x D” of subject / other known information / reproduction behavior / carnivore / omnivore / herbivore / etc.
iii. Create a WALL TEXT document in 6 paragraphs.
This should be a fictional account of the artifact under the Bell Jar.
Note its place of origin, habits/use, etc. Include a map of the area.
iv. Create a Press / Media Release
Use the press release sample below, create a brief press release noting exhibition title, object under glass, date, and location of exhibition. Write in the present tense as if this exhibition will be on display in the Jephson Museum.
A well written press release will capture the attention of your readers!
A well written press release will capture the attention of your readers!
Look at CAZnet Gallery Press Releases and other web materials.
MEDIA PRESS RELEASE
Vladimir Nabokov's Life and Work Unveiled in Centennial Exhibition at The New York Public Library Meticulously drafted butterfly drawings, along with equally precise diaries, notes, and manuscripts are among the materials that help form a portrait of the brilliant yet elusive novelist Vladimir Nabokov in an exhibition opening at The New York Public Library on the 100th Anniversary of the writer's birth.
Nabokov Under Glass: A Centennial Exhibition provides a chronological look at Nabokov's life and literary output, starting with poems of his teenage years, through his latest novels and memoirs. The exhibit is on view from April 23 through August 21, 1999 in the Library's Edna Barnes Salomon Room on the third floor of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.
MATERIALS Glass jar -- Found materials -- Hot glue / Epoxy 6000
DUE: THURS FEB 16th
DUE: THURS FEB 16th
