Art & architecture

*James Meyer, “The Functional Site,” Erika Suderburg ed., Space, Site, Intervent

*James Meyer, “The Functional Site,” Erika Suderburg ed., Space, Site, Intervention: Situating Installation Art (Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 2000), pp. 23-37. You will prepare up to 3 Powerpoint slides and email them to me one day ahead of your presentation. The slides should include: 1) a brief narrative of the reading’s main argument (using […]

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Date: April 11th, 2023

In an original essay of no fewer than 750 words, each student MUST: 1) Select a

In an original essay of no fewer than 750 words, each student MUST: 1) Select an artwork from the Romantic Period to discuss. 2) Provide basic descriiptive materials regarding the artwork. 3) Criticize the artwork specifically referring to the presentation of oppositions/dramatic contrasts in the work. NOTE: Not all works of the period are well […]

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Date: April 8th, 2023

Ai Weiwei, “Study of Perspective – Eiffel Tower,” 1995-2003 The Beautiful Gripe

Ai Weiwei, “Study of Perspective – Eiffel Tower,” 1995-2003 The Beautiful Gripe The famous contemporary Chinese activist-artist Ai Weiwei, known for his work critiquing powerful institutions and advocating for democracy and human rights, once stated that “Liberty is about our rights to question everything.” Watch the three videos below to see how artists incorporate complaining […]

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Date: March 16th, 2023