Workshop - Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music
Music was an integral part of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s artistic practice. His oeuvre abounds with instruments, as well as references to various musical genres like opera, classical music, jazz (especially bebop), hip-hop and rap. Assembling some hundred of the artist’s works, in addition to audio and film clips and archival materials, the exhibition takes an in-depth look at his career as a musician, the sounds he expressed in painting and the musical artists who inspired him.
Information
In-person
The class goes to the Museum.
| Duration | Cost |
| 120 minutes | Elementary: $280/class* |
| 120 minutes | Secondary: $360/class* |
* Subject to change
Reservations
514-285-2000
Raise students’ awareness about
The artist’s signature style The relationship between music and the visual arts The expression of ideas and emotions through signs and gestures
Creative activity
Creation of an expressive portrait (in mixed media)
Activities
In connection with Cognitive Development: Stimulate the imagination
Visual arts language: Identify what various motifs symbolize
10 to 15 minutes
A gallery of signs
Suggest that students devise signs or symbols corresponding to various actions written down on the blackboard; for example, jumping, dancing, becoming dizzy, and so on. Ask them to create a code for each action. Examples: jumping = o o o o; becoming dizzy = թ . Encourage them to use original signs and take some time to have them share what they have come up with individually with the group.
To delve further into this topic
We invite you to learn about this Léon Bellefleur work on the EducArt platform. Bellefleur was an artist who shared the same fundamental need for freedom as Basquiat and who, like the latter, used expressive signs in his artworks.
Planning your visit
Entrance
The group entrance is located at 2075 Bishop Street.
School bus
If you are coming by school bus, allow extra time for potential traffic congestion.
Métro station
The Museum is a 5-minute walk from the Guy-Concordia Métro station (Guy exit).
Allow sufficient time
Allow approximately 30 minutes for students to be greeted at the entrance, to go to the cloakroom and washroom, and to be divided into groups.
Subgroups
To facilitate movement through the galleries and ensure that everyone gets a good view of the works, each class will be divided into two subgroups composed of a maximum of 15 students (11 for preschool groups). The class will regroup afterward in the workshop, if applicable.
