This schedule will change... change is the very nature of this course. You need to visit this page and print out materials pertinent to each class session before coming to class. Missing class is not a valid excuse for being unaware of changes to the schedule. Additional suggested reading assignments may be announced in class. Missing class is not a valid excuse for being unaware of additional readings/assignments announced in class. Students should set aside a minimum of three hours per week outside of class time to complete reading assignments and integrate notes from the readings into their lecture notes.
Review page with images available at http://www.sla.purdue.edu/courses/ad/arthistory/ (then click on Postmodernism).
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January 10
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Introduction to the Course; How to use the review image pages versus the slide lists; Survey
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Wood/Perry, Themes in Contemporary Art (TCA), introduction, pp. 1-4. Weintraub, In the Making (ITM), preface, pp. 8-13. Thompson, The Interventionists: User's Manual for the Creative Disruption of Everyday Life, (UM) Foreward, p.10 (Foreward), Table of Contents (pp. 12-13) and "Trespassing Relevance" pp. 13-21.
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January 12
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NO CLASS -- This time is being provided for your assignment, due January 17.
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January 17
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Postmodern Issues: Feminism, Civil Rights Movements, Vietnam War, Technology (T.V.)
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TCA, chapter 1, pp. 5-44. ITM, introductions to each of the chapters (pp. 14-17; 120-125; 192-197; 232-235; 280-283; 352-355). |
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January 19 postmodernism vs. modernism handout
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Screenings: Womanhouse, Vietnam Overview, Antfarm video on JFK... and more Madonna, I bet... Modernism versus Postmodernism
Note for Honors Students: there is no "slack" for Honors students and generally you need to do 25% more work. We should meet as a group to discuss... See me right after class Thursday to hash it out. Note for students new to the Mix mix... freaking out? Don't. Right now it's all about the concepts. Don't worry about specific artist's names/works I'm showing... we'll come back to many of them. Once we get past the "concepts" (these first few lectures) we'll proceed by medium. Note for students concerned about shocking/offensive work to be shown. You can preview a lot of the stuff we'll be looking at using the image link above. |
See this! Different version of the Madonna American Life video http://www.rsafilms.com/spotPopup.php?id=1773 JFK Assassination websites: http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/home.htm http://karws.gso.uri.edu/JFK/JFK.html
Website for Goldenshowers (the animation based on videogame classics that I showed... before you google this and get yourself in trouble).... That Video was titled Video ComputerSystem, btw. http://www.goldenshower.gs (in English and Portuguese). If you can't access this on a University computer it means Big Brother is censoring you. If you can't get it, you won't be able to get Barry Kite's Aberrant Art either, boo, hoo... use your own computer! http://www.aberrantart.com/ ... we'll discuss him in the session on Appropriation. |
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January 24
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism, continued....
Doing journals in this class is OPTIONAL. If you choose to get 50% of the points for your midterm and/or final exam, you turn journals in on the day I assign the exam OR EARLIER if you want feedback. Journals earn 10 points per 2 pages. For the midterm exam you complete 5 journals: 1. TCA chapter 2, pp. 45-88. PLUS ITM: Eve Andrée Laramée pp. 64-75 or China Adams pp. 332-341. 2. TCA chapter 4, pp. 137-182 PLUS ITM: Michal Rovner pp. 44-51 OR Gillian Wearing, pp. 110-119 OR Thomas Joshua Cooper, pp. 182-191 OR Alix Lambert, pp. 342-353. 3. TCA, chapter 3, pp. 89-136 PLUS ITM, Thomas Kinkade, pp. 18-23 OR Matthew Ritchie, pp. 52-63 OR Chris Ofili, pp. 166-173 4. ITM: Expressing an Artistic Attitude, pp. 232-279. 5. ITM: Crafting an Artistic "Self," pp. 192-231. |
Tips for podcast: some students find that keeping a running timesheet within their notes helps them find a certain portion of the lecture they'd like to replay without listening to the ENTIRE thing. ***** About the JFK video I showed last time (by Antfarm)... You can watch that on Surveying the First Decade, volume 7, available on reserve at Hick's undergraduate bunker. On the home page of the library, click on the link for reserves, then use the drop down menu to select this course. Locate Surveying the First Decade on the list, click on the record, print it out, (or copy call number info) and present it to the reserve desk. You cannot get a reserve item without the call number! These videos are on 24 hour reserve. Please bring them back promptly so your classmates can also use them! ***** Limits on extra credit: There will be a LOT of extra credit available in this class, but it is necessary to set some parameters. Here are the basic: You must take, and pass (with a C or better) the midterm and final exams. You must take, and pass (with a C or better) the course project. Extra credit can be used in place of the assignment points (which total 40 during the course) and can be used to raise the above grades, but will NOT compensate for a "not passing" score on any of these required elements.
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January 26
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Modernism versus Postmodernism Appropriation versus Pastiche Screenings: Madonna, Material Girl vs. Marilyn Monroe in Diamonds are a Girl's best friend Madonna, Hollywood vs. Guy Bourdin Stills (see link on images page).
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TCA chapter 7, pp. 277-314.
links to check out: http://guybourdin.org/hollywood/ http://www.aberrantart.com/ (Barry Kite's website) Thoughts: Consider the nature of the "space" between an appropriation and its original in terms of time period and medium. Consider how much prior knowledge is assumed/required for the appropriation to "work" (can it work without any prior knowledge? can it stand on formal grounds alone?) Ask the question "why?" or "so what?" or "what's the significance?" frequently. For Appropriation think about content, context, style, medium of the item which is appropriated (and the artist who is appropriated in terms of history/theory) and the content, context, style, medium of the item doing the appropriating (and the artist doing the appropriating in terms of history/theory). How do the works inform each other? (Do they connect or clash? Is the appropriation meant to be ironic?) What is the "nature" of the appropriation. Is it visual or literary? is it a fragment or a whole? is it an appropriation of a specific work? a specific style (but not a specific work?) just the title? is it a modified reproduction of the original work? Does the appropriation seem to be part of a political statement? Does the appropriation seem to alter the meaning and/or significance of the original work? Does the appropriation question the original? Does the appropriation appear to pay homage to the original? Is the appropriation "tight" (very precise) or "loose" (references the original but is not exactly the same)? |
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January 31 Glen Ward, Teach Yourself Postmodernism handout (PDF, to print, choose landscape orientation) |
Conceptual Art notes about my notes: Note that my notes are schematic! Most of what I say in the classroom is done without a net. So I suggest that you use these notes as a starting point and consider doing a little more research (all of these artists can be found on the internet) when it comes time to do your exam. Please ask me if you find something in my notes to be unclear. |
TCA chapter 2, pp. 45-88. CHAPTER 2 HELP ITM: Eve Andrée Laramée pp. 64-75; China Adams pp. 332-341; Lorna Simpson, pp. 262-269.
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February 2 |
Photography |
TCA chapter 4, pp. 137-182. CHAPTER 4 HELP ITM: Michal Rovner, pp. 44-51; Gillian Wearing, pp. 110-119; Thomas Joshua Cooper, pp. 182-191; Nan Goldin, pp. 198-207; Mariko Mori, pp. 314-321; Alix Lambert, pp. 342-353.
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February 7
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Photography
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February 9 |
Photography, continued... Links for Jeff Wall! (Thanks E.W.!) http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/jeffwall/rooms/room8.shtm |
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February 14
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Sculpture: Assemblage & "Return to the Readymade" |
UM, ch. 1 (pp. 25-60) and pp. 151, 153 and 154 in appendix. ITM Charles Ray, pp. 76-85; Arnaldo Morales, pp. 94-101. Link to Bilbao photos (Louis Bourgeois' Spider, Guggenheim by Gehry, Jeff Koon's Puppy and More!)
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February 16 |
Sculpture: Assemblage, Continued... Hopefully starting Painting... ***procrastinator's deadline for "Nomads" non/workshop project option***
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February 21
painting slide list #1 and notes painting slide list #2 and notes painting slide list #3 and notes
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Painting, continued... for contemporary painting also see Vitamin P (a book) and the London-based collective "The Stuckists" http://www.stuckism.com
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TCA, chapter 3, pp. 89-136. ITM, Thomas Kinkade, pp. 18-23; Matthew Ritchie, pp. 52-63; Chris Ofili, pp. 166-173 Link to Saatchi photos (Damian Hirst, Duane Hanson and more!) The first page is private galleries; Saatchi is on pages 2 & 3. Thing 1 Visits Stuckism International in London
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February 23 |
Drawing & Printmaking |
ITM Will Schade, pp. 86-93; Jan Harrison, pp.
126-133; William Kentridge, pp. 156-165; Marco Maggi, pp. 270-279
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February 28
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Graphic Design |
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March 2 |
MIDTERM
EXAM ASSIGNED
**procrastinator's deadline for "reclaim the streets" portion of non-workshop project***
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March 7
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Architecture
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March 9
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Architecture, continued.
MIDTERM EXAM DUE (journals due today, if you took that option) Doing journals in this class is OPTIONAL. If you choose to get 50% of the points for your final exam, you turn journals in on the day I assign the exam OR EARLIER if you want feedback. Journals earn 10 points per 2 pages. For the final exam you complete 5 journals: 1. TCA, chapter 5, pp. 183-230 plus ITM Rirkrit Tiravanija, pp. 102-109 OR Gregory Green, pp. 322-331. 2. TCA chapter 6, pp. 231-276 plus ITM Julian Laverdiere, pp. 142-149 OR Daniel Joseph Martinez, pp. 374-383. 3. ITM, "Scoping An Audience," pp. 14-119. 4. ITM, "Sourcing Inspiration," pp. 120-191. 5. ITM, "Choosing a Mission," pp. 280-351. |
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March 14 |
No Class (Spring Break) |
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No Class (Spring Break) |
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March 21 |
John Cage Video & Assignment
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March 23
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Laurie Anderson Video & Assignment
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March 28
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Body Art/Performance Art, continued.
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TCA, chapter 5, pp. 183-230. UM, chapter 2 (pp. 63-94) and p. 150 in appendix. ITM Rirkrit Tiravanija, pp. 102-109; Kim Jones, pp. 208-213; Vanessa Beecroft, pp. 224-231; Reverend Ethan Acres, pp. 244-253; Gregory Green, pp. 322-331.
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March 30 |
DEVO, video for Post Postmodern Man... for lyrics, click here.
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April 4
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Earthworks (guest lecture by Rosanne Alstatt, on Smithson's Spiral Jetty).
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ITM Skip Schuckmann, pp. 34-43; Betsy Damon pp. 356-363
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April 6
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Installation Art (video: Womanhouse) |
TCA chapter 6, pp. 231-276. ITM Julian Laverdiere, pp. 142-149; Daniel Joseph Martinez, pp. 374-383.
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April 11 |
Sound Art From Performance Anxiety Exhibition, MCA, 1997 #1. Angela Bulloch & Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 1997 |
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April 13
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t.b.a. (Sophmore Reviews) |
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Video Art ***procrastinator's deadline for "the experimental university" part of the non-workshop project option.
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ITM Isaac Julien, pp. 24-33; Pipolotti Rist, pp. 134-141; Shirin Neshat, pp. 214-223; Marcia Lyons, pp. 254-261; Tony Oursler, pp. 304-313; Matthew Barney, pp. 392-401. website for Jason Salavon: http://www.salavon.com website for Lee Walton: http://www.leewalton.com/projects/index.html Paul Pfeffier: http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/pfeiffer/index.html |
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April 20
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Earth Art, Installation Art, Process Art ***procrastinator's deadline for the "ready to wear" portion of the non-workshop project option.***
FINAL EXAM ASSIGNED -- note: screenings related to this final exam will occur next Tuesday during class. This is the only place and time you'll be able to see these works!!!
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ITM Hubert Duprat, pp. 174-181; Yukinori Yanagi, pp. 236-243; Wenda Gu, pp. 294-303; Xu Bing, pp. 364-373.
Thanks to Alex C. for this link, which those of you working on your projects might find useful: http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=22089 |
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April 25
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Textiles & Furniture Design, Ceramics & Glass
PROJECTS DUE
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UM chapter 3 (pp. 97-132) and p. 147, 148 in appendix. UM chapter 4 (pp. 133-146) and p. 149, 152 in appendix. ITM Scott Grieger, pp. 150-155 |
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April 27
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Website & Internet Art my powerpoint (to print with the notes, download the presentation, then open it in powerpoint and print);
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ITM Victoria Vesna, pp. 284-293. Jason Salavon's Bootstrap the Blank Slate: http://www.moca.org/museum/dg_detail.php?&dgDetail=jsalavon Joshua Davis http://www.joshuadavis.com/pound.html |
| Monday May 1 | FINAL EXAMS AND FINAL JOURNALS DUE TO MY OFFICE
NO LATER THAN 5:00 p.m. (I will be in my office to receive your exams in
person from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.).
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