Art with a Message: “Twice as Hard, Half as Much” by Marina Peng
3:29
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: In this exhibition Marina Peng takes a personal look at her own identity and the influences of her parents’ experiences during the Cultural Revolution in China and then as immigrants in America. Peng adds textiles to her usual repertoire of sculpture, and photographs, with each piece telling a different story from her life.
Type of Video: Tour*
Unique Video ID: AandA-MPeng**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: What is student reaction to the concept of the art exhibition? If they were to create art commenting on their own family history, what would they choose to focus on?
- Activity Idea: Use the video in conjunction with a cross-curricular project/activity linking art with history/social studies and personal biography. What topic might students explore in a similar way to the artist in the video? What historic images, writings, artwork might they use in the exhibition they create? What issue would they like to address? Evaluate the project from an arts integration perspective using standards from both art and history/social studies disciplines.
*Tours take students to laboratories, studios, workspaces, museums and other diverse “in the field” and community locations related to the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
