ESLPodcast 52 - At the Art Exhibit

Question 1

an exhibition:

Answer 1

I really wanted to see the new …… at the art museum and invited Lucy to come along.

Question 2

the art of the late 20th and early 21st century

Answer 2

We both like ……… and this was an exhibition for an artist that we’ve both liked, ever since she was an up and coming artist 10 years ago.

contemporary art

Question 3

beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim; likely to succeed; bright and industrious:

Answer 3

I really wanted to see the new exhibit at the art museum and invited Lucy to come along. We both like contemporary art and this was an exhibition for an artist that we’ve both liked, ever since she was an …….. artist 10 years ago.

The theater likes to feature up-and-coming singers and comedians;

an up-and-coming young executive.

Question 4

an exhibition of works from an extended period of an artist’s activity

Answer 4

This was a ……. so there was going to be a lot of different types of work by the artist. There would be some of the artist’s paintings, her early work

Question 5

the integrated use of different forms of media, esp within the arts

Answer 5

There would also be some of her sculptures. Her most recent work is ……… This is very versatile and that’s one of the reasons I like her work so much.

mixed media

Question 6

variable or changeable, as in feeling, purpose, or policy:

Answer 6

There would also be some of her sculptures. Her most recent work is mixed media. This is very ……. and that’s one of the reasons I like her work so much.

Question 7

who work for newspapers, magazines and art journals keep readers informed about what’s happening in the art community. They review exhibitions and artists’ work, informing art lovers about emerging and local artists.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/how_2068148_become-art-critic.html?ref=Track2&utm_source=ask

Answer 7

We were going to the opening of the exhibition, with a…… for the artist. When we arrived in the main gallery , there were already a lot of people there. Looking around, I could see that some were artists themselves and some were ….s.

Question 8

A person who or thing which collects, or which creates or manages a collection.  

Answer 8

Looking around, I could see that some were artists themselves and some were art critics. I’m sure there were …… there, too.

He is an avid collector of nineteenth-century postage stamps.

Question 9

A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo; the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.

Answer 9

Looking around, I could see that some were artists themselves and some were art critics. I’m sure there were collectors there, too. I knew the …… and looked around for him.

curator

Question 10

To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify

Answer 10

‘m sure there were collectors there, too. I knew the curator and looked around for him. I ……. him talking with a group of people in the corner, probably trying to talk up the gallery and the artist.

Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.

Question 11

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Answer 11

I’m glad that someone with her talent has made it in the art world. That’s not easy to do. And, I think her best work is …….

still to come