What's the Story? Tour, Part Three

We peeped through the windows at our last work of art.

Broken Square by Elmgreen & Dragset

Before our group discussion, we imagined what could have happened in this room. The second graders shared their ideas with a partner, while the third-fifth graders wrote their stories first and then read them aloud to a partner. Below are a few examples!

2nd grade

2nd grade

Grayson - 3rd

Noah - 3rd

3rd grade

3rd grade

3rd grade

Alessandra - 4th

Sidney - 4th

4th grade

4th grade

4th grade

Jacob - 5th

Lola - 5th

5th grade

5th grade

5th grade

5th grade

Elgreen & Dragset named this sculpture Broken Square. These big, broken chunks of asphalt connect with the Nasher Sculpture Center's history - this area was once a big parking lot, before the Center was built. The title Broken Square might lead us to imagine a square parking lot that was broken into pieces at the beginning of construction for the Center.

2nd grade

3rd grade

3rd grade

4th grade

5th grade

The 2nd-graders also looked at this sculpture, which resembles a street sign with reflective surfaces instead of words and colors.

Adaptation, Fig. 12

Why are street signs important? Imagine a world without street signs. What would happen? 

The students designed a new street sign for a space near them. Scroll down to see a few examples!

2nd grade

2nd grade

Alayna - 2nd

Morgan - 2nd