Your review should contain the following:
1. Introduction & background. (1 paragraph) Assume that your reader has not seen the exhibition that you are reviewing and provide some useful context.
a. What exhibition are you reviewing? Who is the artist? Who is the curator?
b. What gallery are you visiting (in person or online)?
c. Your introduction should also provide readers a sense of your overall thesis or argument regarding the exhibition.
2. Description. Basically you need to answer the question: What are you looking at? Begin with a basic overview and then move on to more detail. (2-3 paragraphs)
a. What is the exhibition about? What is its overall theme?
b. What materials and methods does the artist use? Painting? Sculpture? Textile?
3. Analysis & Evaluation. (3-4 paragraphs) Analyze how the exhibition comes together, and evaluate if it was successful or not.
a. What were the exhibition’s strengths, if any? What were its weaknesses, if any? To address this big question, you may wish to consider the following:
i. Was the exhibition’s theme successfully communicated? Why or why not? What works? What falls through the cracks?
ii. How do the artist’s chosen materials and methods impact how you read the work?
b. How did the gallery adapt the exhibition for the pandemic (if applicable)? If you are visiting an online exhibition, does it translate successfully to an online format?
4. Conclusion. (1 paragraph) Summarize what you have written above – revisit your thesis from your 1st paragraph.