Art Classes Visit ICA in Boston
Students and faculty travel to Boston to see the exhibition “We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–1985.”
On Tuesday, September 25, students enrolled in Mod 1 B and C Block visual art courses attended a field trip to the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. During their visit, students observed the exhibition “We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–1985” and were asked to make observations and share any questions raised by the exhibit.
One student referred to the experience as “very inspirational,” and noted that it is “amazing how powerful art can be.”
“It really gave an insight into not only these women and their struggles, but the power of art and media and how it can play into both oppression and freedom,” added another student. “It’s the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen!”
The experience also inspired many questions, including:
How does the ICA comes across all of these pieces and artists?
How did the artist’s self-perception change/develop through their art?
Was the exhibition layout meant to play a part in the museum-goer’s experience?
Students also noted the influence that the video portion of the exhibition had on their experience. One student, drawn to a piece called “Love is the Message, the Message is Death,” by Arthur Jaffa, said, “There was a lot of footage I had seen before, a lot of footage I hadn’t seen, and all of it being compiled together in the way it was was hard, but necessary to watch.”
The portrayal of history through modern art got students and faculty alike thinking about the many ways art can combine culture, politics, race, and religion, and take on important questions about our future.
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