ARTH 396B: Exhibition, Curation, and Installation

Contents: In extremis -- Hope on the rise -- The dawn of the WPA -- Folly and triumph -- The arts programs -- The phantom of recovery -- The WPA under attack -- WPA: War Preparation Agency -- The legacy of the WPA -- Glossary.

Where and how an artwork is presented can enhance it or detract from it, or even alter its meaning. Depending on the display, painting and sculpture can denote a religious, political, decorative, or educational significance, as well as aesthetic and commercial value. Just how powerful the effect of placement can be is demonstrated in this book by in-depth case studies and comparisons of art installations around the world and from antiquity to the present.

An Introduction to art produced during the 1930's era depression by Federal Government supported programs in the arts.

A flexible year-by-year structure and extensive cross-referencing allow a chronological approach to the study of art since 1900 by medium, theme, country, or region.

The Library of Congress WPA Poster collection, produced from 1936 to 1943 as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, was designed to publicize health and safety programs; cultural programs; travel and tourism; educational programs; and community activities in seventeen states and the District of Columbia.

"Democratic Art" examines the New Deal s diverse cultural initiatives and outlines five perspectives on art that were prominent at the time: art as grandeur, enrichment, weapon, experience, and subversion.

This book examines the role of the visual arts in the United States during the 1930s.

Online exhibition.

What Makes a Great Exhibition? investigates the challenges facing American and European contemporary art in particular, exploring such issues as group exhibitions, video and craft, and the ways that architecture influences the nature of the exhibitions under its roof.

What artists and their work did for the United States during the Depression, thanks to New Deal initiatives, is the subject of this masterfully produced book.