Assignment:
Response (300 to 375 words) that fully addresses the prompt below.
For Link 1: Read the sections, "About Us," "Our Mission," "Our Focus," and "Our Themes"
For Link 2: Click "Full Essay" and read "The Art of Proximity" by Rahsaan "New York" Thomas
Then, scroll down the page to view the paintings. Click on each painting (for example, Mother of Civilization) and read the description accompanying each painting.
Assigned Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD5Ft2t7QBI
Prompt:
After exploring the Museum of the African Diaspora's website and viewing the digital exhibition, Meet Us Quickly: Painting for Justice from Prison, address the following:
1. What is your overall impression of the digital exhibition?
2. How is the digital exhibition related to this week's theme, "Living in Diaspora"?
Be sure to reference at least ONE assigned video, or assigned reading
3. Pick ONE of the paintings from the digital exhibition. How does your chosen painting reflect MoAD's themes? Discuss TWO of out the four listed.
Themes: Origins, Movement, Adaptation, Transformation