Learning Outcome 1
Your exhibition concept revolves around “philosophy and perception”, and in your blog, you analyze Martinon’s curatorial responsibilities, Reilly’s curatorial activism theory, and so on, which are valuable explorations. However, your theoretical research focuses more on different sections of the toolkit, such as spatial interaction and curator identity, without an in-depth exploration of “tactile perception art ” itself (Pelowski and Akiba 2011), which makes your blog lack research and identification of contemporary art theories and methods.
It is suggested that you continue to research theory about tactile perception art to strengthen your curatorial practice’s theoretical foundation in contemporary art. For example, Weinberg’s (2021) attention engine theory explains how perception art can enhance the cognitive experience by guiding the audience’s attention, adding similar theories can help you more clearly define the positioning of your exhibition in the context of contemporary art.
Learning Outcome 2
Your blog demonstrates good peer collaboration, including class discussions and field trips, which supports your curatorial practice. In addition, your collaboration is not limited to group peers but also includes CAP major students, which enhances the diversity of curatorial perspectives. It is recommended that you further think about the specific impact of this interdisciplinary collaboration(Schuppert 2021) on curatorial decision-making and provide relevant cases to demonstrate its practical role.
Furthermore, you reflected on aspects such as media, audiences, and artists, and tried to establish connections with exhibition design. However, the integration of theory and practice is not yet deep enough. For example, you mentioned in your Week 8 blog that “different media affect the audience’s perception of time and space” but did not specify how your exhibition uses or circumvents this influence. It is possible to consider further exploring whether the exhibition focuses on a specific medium and thinking about how to adjust the audience’s perception of time through the exhibition layout to enhance the depth of the curatorial proposal(Yang et al., 2023).
Learning Outcome 3
You demonstrated a critical ability through review and reflection on your projects. For example, you summarized the curatorial issues from Week 6 to Week 9 and explained the reasons for the selection of artworks. However, your blog mainly focuses on problem identification and lacks in-depth discussion of solutions. If you can add content in this regard, it will help to improve your curatorial ideas.
Additionally, in peer review and group work feedback, you evaluated peer projects critically, were able to pinpoint their advantages and disadvantages, and exhibited strong curatorial review and reflection abilities.
Toolkit Guidelines
I observed that you have deep thoughts on the selection of artists and works, exhibition formats, etc., showing a critical perspective. However, there is little or no discussion on reflection on EDI, timeline, and other sections, which are part of the course requirements. It is recommended that you supplement them in subsequent thinking to improve the curatorial framework.
Overall, your blog shows good critical thinking and learning ability. It is recommended to strengthen the connection between theory and practice, supplement solutions, and improve the content of course requirements to make the analysis more comprehensive.
References
Pelowski, Matthew, and Fuminori Akiba. 2011. “A Model of Art Perception, Evaluation and Emotion in Transformative Aesthetic Experience.” New Ideas in Psychology 29 (2): 80–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newideapsych.2010.04.001.
Schuppert, Mirjami. 2021. “Learning to Say No, the Ethics of Artist-Curator Relationships.” Philosophies 6 (1): 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies6010016.
Weinberg, Jonathan M. 2021. “Attentional Engines: A Perceptual Theory of the Arts.” The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 80 (1): 121–24. https://doi.org/10.1093/jaac/kpab069.
Yang, Meng, Jia-Xiu Zhang, Yi Shi, Bo Liu, Le-Xin Guo, Zhi-Peng Yu, Bin Sheng, and Li-Zhuang Ma. 2023. “Framework of Personalized Layout for a Museum Exhibition Hall.” Multimedia Tools and Applications, August. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-023-16307-8.
