TFND125D

SP - Spring Only

LOOK AT THIS will be an opportunity to create a
shared space of engagement with art and artists
across a range of art forms, whether
traditional/historical, experimental/avant-garde,
or popular culture forms. As artists, we are
constantly engaged with making work; it's equally
critical to create a space to encounter, enjoy,
contemplate and be challenged by the range of
work made across time and form. The class will
alternate between experiencing/discussing the
work that I will bring to the group, and the work
or documentation that students bring in. In
addition to work that you may already know, you
will be researching/looking for new or unknown
(to you) works, via the internet, the library,
and other resources. Each student is required to
share at least one work weekly. This should be a
work that has affected you with unusual
intensity. All forms are welcome, in whatever
way they can be shared---books, films, art,
records, performance documentation, field
recordings, found objects, dvd/vhs/cd, film,
online videos/blogs/images, newspapers, books,
graphic design, recordings, etc. We will also
look at excerpts from Joseph Cornell's diaries
that describe his quest for daily "epiphanies".
Each student will create a final project, in any
form, as a response to a work seen in class.
This course is open to Design and Production
Foundation students through online signup, and
open to the institute through permission of
instructor at Course Advising Day.