Instruction
Do not answer the questions individually. Answer them together in a single essay.
I will grade based on the quality of your answers. I would like you to elaborate and clarify your answers; however, there is no length requirement.
Questions for Museums and Galleries/Exhibits at the Menil Collection
The Surrealism Room
What work do you think is the most "dreamlike"?
What work do you find the most bizarre?
What object in the "Witnesses to the Surrealist Vision" intrigues you the most?
The Modern and Contemporary Art Room
Which piece is the simplest, but most powerful piece?
What piece do you not understand and why?
What artist do you find most intriguing and why?
How is Minimalism different than Abstract Expressionism?
Cy Twombly Museum (If closed, disregard questions)
Which room in the museum resonates most with you?
How would you describe Twombly's aesthetic?
Break down a Twombly painting formally.
Which Twombly work is the strongest and which is the weakest?
If a Twombly were a meal, what would it be and taste like?
If you were to attempt to make a Twombly, how would it be difficult? Do you think you could pull it off?
How does Twombly's paintings compare to his sculpture?
Find 30 words in Twombly's paintings.
Dan Flavin Installation (if closed, disregard questions)
Describe the environment of the Flavin installation. How does it make you feel?