Tuesday - Nasher Sculpture Center
Tuesday
10am – Focus On Noguchi And Abankowicz
Tuesday
2pm – Focus On Sodi, Midday Assignment Share
Tuesday
Please gather the following supplies for both morning and afternoon sessions:
- A few pieces of paper, loose sheets or in a sketchbook/journal are fine
- Writing/drawing utensil(s) of your choice
Tuesday
Midday Assignment: When Were You An Upstander?
- Upstander: a person who stands up for other people and their rights; combats injustice, inequality, or unfairness; sees something wrong and works to make it right.
- Think about an instance when you were an upstander. Upstander moments can be both big and small.
- Or, think of a time when you observed a student act as an upstander. **Other Museum Forum participants can view your video; however, videos are not accessible to the general public.
- Go to FLIPGRID.COM/NASHER. Type in password MFFT2020 (case sensitive).
- Select the “Museum Forum for Teachers 7.7.20” or “Museum Forum for Teachers 7.14.20” topic and watch the video
- Click the + button to log in and record your video describing a time when you were an Upstander. Videos can be 1 minute or less in length.
- Post your video
Tuesday
Additional Resources
Isamu Noguchi essay, “I BECOME A NISEI”
RECONSTRUCTION OF ISAMU NOGUCHI’S PLAN FOR PARK AND RECREATION AREAS AT POSTON, ARIZONA, 1942
Article and video, “ISAMU NOGUCHI: A VOLUNTARY STAY AT THE JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT CAMP”. The section of the video focusing on Noguchi begins at 32:42.
Article, “MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ.” Available for free after registering with Jstor.org.
Article, “MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ: THE FABRIC OF ART”
Video, VIDEO STORY #3: MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ
Article, “BOSCO SODI TALKS ABOUT MURO IN NEW YORK”
Article,“BOSCO SODI RALLIES MEXICANS TO BUILD A WALL IN NEW YORK CITY”
360 Speaker Series at the Nasher, EMOTIVE POWER WITHIN THE ESSENTIAL CRUDENESS OF MATERIAL: ARTIST BOSCO SODI
