Mirror Mirror Now and Then Mirror: Image: Robert SMITHSON, Rocks and Mirror Square II (detail), 1971, basalt rocks, mirrors, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, © Robert Smithson / VAGA. Licensed by Viscopy 2009 Mirror Mirror: Then and Now Education Resource: John Neylon About this Education Resource This Education Resource is published to accompany the exhibition Mirror Mirror: Then and Now 14 May – 16 July 2010 Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, Gallery 1 and Bestec Gallery 2 This Education Resource is designed to support learning outcomes and teaching programs associated with viewing the Mirror Mirror exhibition by: n Providing information about the artists n Providing information about key works n Exploring exhibition themes n Challenging students to engage with the works and the exhibition’s themes n Identifying ways in which the exhibition can be used as a curriculum resource n Providing strategies for exhibition viewing, as well as pre- and post-visit research It may be used in conjunction with a visit to the exhibition or as a pre-visit or post-visit resource. Acknowledgements Education Resource written by John Neylon: art museum/education consultant. The writer acknowledges the particular contribution of Dr Ann Stephen, Senior Curator, University Art Gallery and Art Collections, University of Sydney; Robert Leonard, Director, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane; Erica Green, Director, Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art; and participating artists. Published by the Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art University of South Australia GPO Box 2471, Adelaide SA 5001 T 08 83020870 E
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