at the Saturday, April 11, 2015 11–11:15 a.m. CHECK IN Information Desk, Great Hall 11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. CONSIDER/COMPARE Galleries, 3rd Floor Attached are suggestions of artworks to view in five categories. Your mission today is to spend about 15 minutes per category looking closely at one or both of the recommended pieces. You can look at these works in any order. Grab a stool near the elevators on the 3rd floor, park yourself in front of the works, settle in, and just let your eyes explore the compositions. RESIST THE URGE TO LOOK FIRST AT THE ARTWORKS’ LABELS! Look first, read later. Make a mental note of your initial reactions, observations, and questions. If you would like a more structured experience, consider the following questions: • What was your initial response to this piece? • What did you notice first? What did you discover after looking longer? • What’s going on in this work? • What mood has the artist conveyed? How has she done so? • What makes sense? What confuses you? What questions does this work elicit? • Comparing this piece to its companion, what’s similar? What’s different? Why do you think they were paired? • Do you like this work more or less the longer you spend with it? • How might this work relate to you and your life? Keep in mind there are no wrong answers or responses to artworks. Just have fun! 12:30–2 p.m. DINE AND DISCUSS Meet at the Information Desk, Great Hall If you wish to join a museum educator and fellow participants for lunch and a discussion about your Slow Art Day experience, meet at the Information Desk by 12:45 p.m. to walk to Le Pain Quotidien, 979 F St. NW, as a group. Narrative Elizabeth Adela Armstrong Forbes Will-O’-the-Wisp ca. 1900 Remedios Varo Tejido espaciotiempo (Weaving of Space and Time) 1954 Still life Claude Raguet Hirst A Gentleman’s Table late 1890s to early 1900s Honor Freeman Tupperware—Transforming a Chaotic Kitchen 2008 Portraiture Sarah Miriam Peale Susan Avery 1821 Andrea Higgins Hillary 2002 Abstraction Alma Woodsey Thomas Iris, Tulips, Jonquils, and Crocuses 1969 Joan Mitchell Orange 1981 Sculpture Petah Coyne Untitled #781 1994 Magdalena Abakanowicz 4 Seated Figures 2002
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