Dawid F. Prestini

The Museum of Modern Art - 4 WKS Paola Antonelli Senior Curator, Department of Architecture & Design, and Director, Department of Research & Development Museum of Modern Art Completed by  Dawid F. Prestini April 3, 2021 4 weeks of study Grade Achieved: 86.00% Certifies their successful completion of Fashion as Design Among all objects of design, our clothes are the most universal and intimate. Like other kinds of design, fashion thrives on productive tensions between form and function, automation and craftsmanship, standardization and customization, universality and self-expression, and pragmatism and utopian vision. It exists in the service of others, and it can have profound consequences—social, political, cultural, economic, and environmental. Fashion as Design focuses on a selection of more than 70 garments and accessories from around the world, ranging from kente cloth to jeans to 3D-printed dresses. Through these garments, we’re going to look closely at what we w...

The Museum of Modern Art - 4WKS Lisa Mazzola Assistant Director, School and Teacher Programs Completed by  Dawid F. Prestini April 6, 2021 4 weeks plus 2 hours for final project Grade Achieved: 88.21% Certifies their successful completion of Art & Inquiry: Museum Teaching Strategies For Your Classroom WEEK 1 Module 1: Introduction to Inquiry | Why Engage in Inquiry Around Art? This course will introduce ways to integrate works of art into your classroom by using inquiry-based teaching methods commonly used in museum settings. It is designed to give you the tools to create meaningful object-based learning activities that can be integrated into a wide variety of curricula. All the strategies covered emphasize literacy and critical thinking skills that connect across disciplines. WEEK 2 Module 2: Close-Looking and Open-Ended Inquiry In this module we will discuss and review the different ways that you can facilitate close-looking with your students and engaging in open-ended...

The Museum of Modern Art MoMA Lisa Mazzola Assistant Director, School and Teacher Programs The Museum of Modern Art Completed by  Dawid F. Prestini March 30, 2021 5 weeks of study Grade Achieved: 96.67% Certifies their successful completion of Modern Art & Ideas Welcome to Modern Art & Ideas! This course is designed for anyone interested in learning more about modern and contemporary art. Over the next five weeks, you will look at art through a variety of themes: Places & Spaces, Art & Identity, Transforming Everyday Objects, and Art & Society. Each week kicks off with a video that connects works of art from The Museum of Modern Art’s collection to the theme. You will hear audio interviews with artists, designers, and curators and learn more about selected works in the additional readings and resources. Throughout this course you will discover how artists: -- represent place and take inspiration from their environment, -- create works of art to express, ex...

The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA Sarah Meister Curator, Department of Photography Completed by  Dawid F. Prestini March 29, 2021 7 weeks of study Grade Achieved: 100.00% Certifies their successful completion of Seeing Through Photographs Taking, sharing, and viewing photographs has become second nature for many of us. Given our near-constant engagement with images this course will help you dig into the meaning of pictures and reconsider photography’s role in our visual culture. This course aims to address the gap between seeing and truly understanding photographs by introducing a diversity of ideas, approaches, and technologies that inform their making. In this course you will look closely at 100 photographs from the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, going behind the scenes of the Museum and into artist studios through original films and audio interviews. You will hear a variety of perspectives on the ways photography has been used throughout its 180-year history: as a me...