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The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art - Some of the key concepts for this video were pop music and it’s correlation to art, Art historians call it “pop surrealism “while practitioners call it “lowbrow”. Within lowbrow art, there is a lot of humor, sexuality, and action. Everyone even the misfits were welcome in Lowbrow art. Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach- This video talks a lot about modernist and their that helped shape modernized museums. It discussed the concepts on deciding the displayed sense of art. Many different types of pieces also may come together to make up a collection. Majority of the Art is Western European, and North American. Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology- This video talked about archeological sites all over the US, and showed the remains of Native Americans. it talks about Native Americans and artwork they created before the genocide. Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan Museum of Art- This video talked about Philippe de Montebello, who was the Director of the Metropolitan Museum of art. This video showed the inner workings of the Museum of modern art and what it takes to run a successful museum. These videos don't really relate to my exhibit. Although interesting my exhibit explores dark paintings depicting the devil and spirits, gruesome morbid works of art. The videos are helpful in providing background on these subjects.