Schedule

Units: Foundations / Issues and Tactics / Practicum

Foundations

January 17: Introduction
Welcome and introductory slide lecture; questionnaire
Introductory lecture posted here

January 19: Modernism and Modernity
Required reading: Berman (introduction and section 2)
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January 24: Modernism and Modernity
Required reading: Harvey (chapter 2)
Advanced reading: Oguibe
Due: Reading Response #1

January 26: Artistic Interventions
Required reading: Marcus (Art of Yesterday's Crash & Lipstick Traces)
Advanced Reading: Thompson
Lecture 2: Dada and Situationism posted here
Required Lecture: 5 PM, Lawson 101
Nato Thompson, Assistant Curator, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art

January 31
NO READING DUE
DUE: Psychogeographic Map drawings/media pieces based on in-class walk last Thursday
Discuss Nato Thompson's talk.

February 2
DUE: Sturken and Cartright reading
Advanced Reading: Jameson
Lecture 3: Postmodern Art & Theory posted here
Creative Notebook exercise: modern vs. postmodern collages

February 7
DUE: Harvey, chapter 3
Advanced Reading: Fraser & Nicholson

February 9
DUE: Reading Response No. 2; bring in one piece of intermedia art to discuss
In-class exercises: Interpretive Strategies
Optional Reading: Tonkiss, Rose, Barthes
Assign Paper

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Issues and Tactics

February 14: Representation
Spotlight Artist: Emily Jacir lecture posted here
Required reading: hooks, Berger, Demos
Advanced reading: Tagg
Due: Paper topics

February 16: Artist Visit: Praba Pilar, media and performance artist
Required Lecture: 5 PM, Lawson 101, Praba Pilar, media and performance artist
Required reading: Pilar

February 21: Commodity Culture
Spotlight Artist: William Pope L. lecture posted here
Required reading: Benjamin (The Work of Art...)
Advanced reading: Horkheimer & Adorno

February 23: Detournement
Spotlight Artist: various, (r)(tm)ark
Required reading: Debord
Advanced reading: Kipnis

February 28: Enactment
Spotlight Artist: Kryzsztof Wodiczko lecture posted here
Required reading: Kaprow, Wodiczko

March 2: Paper Presentations
DUE: Papers

March 7: Artist Visit: Trevor Paglen, cultural geographer and interdisciplinary artist
Required reading: Benjamin (The Artist as Producer), Paglen

March 9
No Class: Professor Kanouse at AAG Conference
Due: Reading Response #3

March 14 & 16
Enjoy Spring Break!

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Practicum

March 21
Half page description of the proposed activity due; equipment demonstrations and policies

March 23
Feedback on project ideas from professor and other students; begin art-life experiments

March 28
Flex day, could be spent in discussion, tutorials, videos, workday, etc.

March 30
1/2-1 page presentation strategy proposal due and workshopped in class

April 4
In-class workday

April 6: Critique

April 11-27: Project 2

May 2: in-class workday/skill-sharing
DUE: Creative Notebooks

May 4: in-class workday/skill-sharing or in-progress critique

Final Critique: Wednesday, May 10, 12:50-2:50 pm
Project 2 due

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