Week of December 6- Oral Reports- PS1MOMA

LAST DAY OF CLASS

In Class- Students give their oral reports

Due next Friday by class time, Dec 13 (in lieu of our Final Test): a 500 word essay about the exhibition: "A Theater of Operations" The Gulf Wars 1991-2011 that you viewed during the week at PS1 MOMA at 22-25 Jackson Ave, Queens- open every day from 12-6 except Tues & Wed.  Free
Post your essay on your blog or email to your Professor by class time Friday, Dec 13.

Due next week by

exhibition:

Week of November 22-Art and Social Practice

In class- watch the film: The Wasteland
Online assignment: finish the film and then write a one page analysis of important ideas in the film about art and social change

Homework: Prepare for Oral Report- Be ready to present your Oral Report on December 6

Oral Report Presentation : Prepare and present a 7-10 minute oral report with projected images which will describe the works and ideas of the contemporary artist  you chose. Ask yourself these questions when doing your research: 1. What style is this artist’s work? i.e., Site-specific, Conceptual, Installation, 2. Who are their influences?  3. What is innovative about their particular work in terms of process or use of materials? #4. What common themes or concepts do they work with?

You will be graded on the following:

Visual Presentation- Quality & good choice of representative artworks

Organization-Use an outline so you can present your information in a well-organized way including:

            Introduction- summary of what is significant about your artist’s work

Main body- A minimum of 5 artworks that are good examples of your artist’s  most important work and be familiar and knowledgeable about these artworks 

Summary- Brief statement that summarizes this artist’s style      

Research- how much your presentation exhibits extensive research on your artists based on your 3 sources                       

Post your bibliography on your blog or bring a hard copy to class

Week of November 15- Site Specific, Feminist, Postmodern & Global Art : Video Art and Performance Art-

Site Specific, Feminist, Postmodern & Global Art : Video Art and Performance Art-
Online Assignment: Watch an artist interview from the Art 21website
Write a one page description of their work- include images

Look at list provided and Choose an Artist to research for Oral Report

Marina Abramovic    Cornelia Parker    Anish Kapoor    Chris Ofili.  Simone Leigh, 
Cecily Brown.  Robert Gober.   Tim Hawkinson.   Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla.   
Bill Viola.  Dread Scott. Banksy.   Pope L    Pipilotti Rist.   Nari Ward.    Mathew Barney.   
Marilyn Minter.   Felix Gonzalez-Torres   Kiki Smith    Kara Walker.   William Kentridge.   
Cai Guo Qiang.   Bruce Nauman.  Ron Mueck.  Mark Bradford.   El Anatsui.  
Do Ho Suh.   Shirin Neshat

Week of November 8- Museum of Modern Art

Meet at MOMA at 1:20 at Groups and Tours located at the Member Desk in the Main Lobby at 18 West 54 Street. 

Online Assignment : Write a 500 w description of 2 artworks viewed at the MOMA Museum- from 2 different Modern Art styles. Choose from the following: Surrealism, Cubism, Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. Describe the specific qualities of each of the 2 styles you choose.

Week of Nov 1- Modern Movements- Dada-Pop Art

Lecture, Slide Presentation: Dada, Surrealism and After 1945- Modern Movements: Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art

Reading assignment: Chap 24: Postwar Modern Movements

Online Assignment : Dada Collage- Create a collage by cutting up parts of photographs and reassembling in a new and thought-provoking combination. You may use photoshop for this project if you know how to use the program. Otherwise, use cut & paste method. Work in black & white primarily- you can use one color if important for your idea. You can zerox a color image or transfer to black & white digitally. 

Formal elements to consider: Dynamic composition, contrast of scale, value & theme, unity, illusion of depth of space. Format requirements: 8” x 10” , no white space, no words. Cut out subject matter very specifically(the outline of the shapes).

Create visual relationships that create a new meaning or associations-post image on your blog- consider this question when making your collage: What is dynamic about the association of images as well as the formal elements?

November 8- Meet at the Museum of Modern Art at 1:20- entrance on 54th St between 5th & 6th Ave
In front of Group Services Desk

Week of Oct 25- Early 20th Century

In class- Midterm Test

Lecture /slide show - Early 20^th Century – 1900-1945

Online Assignment: research an artist from 1900-1945 working in photography and post a one page summary of their work in relation to the Modern Art movement

Reading Assignment- Chapter 22 & 23- Early 20^th Century and Between World Wars

Week of October 18- 19th Century European Art- Romantic- Post Impressionism

Lecture- 19^th Century European Art- Neo Classic – Realism

Online Assignment #4: Watch the YouTube lecture HarmonIntroImpressionismPost Impressionism. Write a response to the online lecture that summarizes the main concepts of these two styles. Use an example for each from the Met website that was not used in the lecture.

Reading Assignment: Chapter 21

Homework: Review for Midterm

Midterm Test- Next Week October 21