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WHAT IS AN EXHIBITION REVIEW?
Reviews are an important way of creating active critical discussion, and also of building tomorrow’s art history. Basically, any given art review has two
immediate purposes: 1) to tell readers who haven’t seen the exhibition a little about it so they can consider going, and 2) to document and critique the
activities of a city’s art world.
HELP WITH WRITING REVIEWS:
Writing a Review of an Exhibition via Sylvan Barnet's "A Short Guide to Writing About Art
This helpful overview includes what a review is, drafting a review, checklist for revising a review, three short sample reviewsWriting Reviews via The Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD)
This library has put together a wonderful hand-out on writing art reviews, which includes guidance on: Establishing a clear context; elements of a strong descriptive observation including physical qualities, form, content, and presentation, interaction; and tips on critical analysis and connection to art and history broadly.
More examples to browse/read:
Shaw, T. M. (1993). [Review of Sea Islands]. African Arts, 26(2), 81–82. https://doi.org/10.2307/3337137
Zarro, J. (2014). [Review of Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video]. Woman’s Art Journal, 35(1), 50–51. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24395364
Raiford, L. (2016). Dawoud Bey. Aperture, 223, 136–143.
Exhibit explores black stereotypes in photos. (1995, Feb 02). Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-)
The Los Angeles Sentinel is one of the oldest and largest African American newspapers in the West.
