Discuss the artworks’ political function. Research the political context of the art. Does either artwork support the reigning government while the other criticizes it?

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By Wednesday, November 5, 2014, please participate in this Discussion Area by responding in 250 words or more to one of the Discussion Topics below the grading

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Answer the Discussion Topic and describe the artworks with the Elements of Art and Principles of Design you find most relevant. In composing your response, summarize

research from scholarly sources and refer to this week’s online lectures. In addition to images and identifying information, include a Works Cited section with your

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By Sunday, November 9, 2014, comment on the work of at least two peers and respond to your instructor’s comments and questions about your own work.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points

Answer topic. Include artwork and identifying information
12

Apply Week 5 lecture material and list pages used
4

Describe artwork with terms from Elements of Art and Principles of Design
12

Participate by responding to the work of two peers, and to instructor comments
4

Follow MLA formatting. Proofread spelling and grammar
4

Total:
36

Choose two artworks below. Discuss the artworks’ political function. Research the political context of the art. Does either artwork support the reigning government

while the other criticizes it?

Shirin Neshat, film still from Rapture, 1999. Two-channel video installation, black-and-white, sound; 13 min, dimensions variable. Whitney Museum of American Art, New

York.

Augustus of Prima Porta, 1st century C.E., Roman. Marble. Vatican Museums, Vatican City.

Francisco Goya, Third of May, 1808, 1814. Oil on canvas. Museo del Prado, Madrid.

Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937. Oil on canvas, 1937. Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid.

Jacques-Louis David, The Coronation of Napoleon, 1805-07. Oil on canvas. Museé du Louvre, Paris.

Jennifer McCoy and Kevin McCoy, Every Shot, Every Episode, 2001. 277 DVDs with sound, carrying case, and LCD monitor. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.