In this facilitator-led experience, students will be guided through Poetry goes no further than language: A historical moment of art becoming art again (Terms 2 & 3). Using their deep knowledge of the exhibition, Learning Experience Facilitators will introduce students to the key concepts and ideas through group discussions and activities, prompting students to think critically about the works.
Students and teachers receive access to the Exhibition Resource, filled with engaging audio-visual and text-based content providing detailed insights into the exhibition.
Exhibition summary:
Poetry goes no further than language revisits a defining moment in mid-1980s China, when a group of artists began to question existing ideas about art. Among them were the Beijing collective New Measurement Group and Shanghai-based artist Qian Weikang. Drawing on extensive research and careful reconstruction, this exhibition reunites the complete experimental output of New Measurement Group alongside key works by Qian Weikang, bringing this rarely seen chapter of art history to Australia for the first time. A new responsive commission by Melbourne-based artist Darcey Bella Arnold unfolds throughout the exhibition, creating a dialogue across time, space and language.
Details
Available: Terms 1-4
Levels: Levels 10-12 and VCE
Sessions: 9:30-10:45; 11-12:15; 13:00-14:15
Duration: Up to 90mins
Capacity: 30
Cost
Cost: $16 per student. $50 education service fee applies to all bookings
Schools Access Program: Low-SES schools (ICSEA <1050) are encouraged to get in touch with the Learning Experiences team.
Key themes
Contemporary art (materials, techniques and processes), artists’ ideas and inspiration, role of the curator, survey and thematic exhibitions, exhibition design, conservation, and art collections.
Students will...
- Learn about key exhibition ideas and themes
- Build confidence interpreting contemporary art
- Gain inspiration for their own art making practice
- Participate in facilitator-led group activities and discussions that prompt critical thinking and provoke curiosity
- Informally engage with university students – who make up our facilitator team – and learn about diverse post-school pathways
Curriculum Connections
- VCE Art Making and Exhibiting
- VCE Art Creative Practice
- Visual Arts 7-10
- Intercultural Capability