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| Week | Topic |
| Unit 1 - Time-Based Art Practices | |
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Introductions, course outline review, course pack review, equipment sign out procedures, locker assignment. Discussion of contemporary time-based art practices including video art, sound art, and installation. Group presentation handout – forming of groups. Video: An Introduction to Contemporary Art Assignment handout for Project #1 – Documentation of a Span of Time Reading assignment: A Brief History of Time Introduction, be ready for discussion next class Come prepared next class with any equipment you want to learn how to use for this assignment (i.e. video cameras, SLR cameras, etc.) Come prepared next class to discuss your ideas with the instructor |
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Discussion and screening of A Brief History of Time Reading assignment: Stan Denniston: Reminders by Jeanne Randolph Come prepared next class to discuss this text in relation to the first assignment Individual Consultations |
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Discussion of the representation of space and time in relation to the Randolph text Video Screening: Mona Hatoum’s Measures of a Distance Individual Consultations Cont. as needed |
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Group Presentation: Art and Artists in the Age of Electronic Media Review of critique sheet Work Period |
| 5 | Critique for Project #1 |
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Unit 2 - Slide/Sound Installation |
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Introduction of Project #2 Screening of related artist Krzysztof Wodiczko Reading assignment: Artwords: Installation and Installation Art Preface Lecture and discussion around the history of installation art; the aspects of space and time in art production; catering to senses beyond the visual; the politicization of art in public spaces; a discussion of site-specificity; the move away from the commodification of the art object; creating an entire environment/experience; the potential for audience interaction. Demo on SLR camera operation, lighting, slide projection, and copy stand Discussion of film processing, and final presentation Come prepared next week to discuss your ideas with the instructor |
| 7 |
Demo on minidisk recorder and stereo hookup Individual consultations |
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Group Presentation: Installation Art Screening and discussion of contemporary installation artists including Barbara Kruger |
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Critique for Project #2 |
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Unit 3 - Video Art |
| 10 |
Assignment handout for Project #3 – Performative Durational Video (no editing) Reading assignment: Artwords: Video as an Artform Lecture and discussion of the history of video art; distinguishing video art from film and television; how the political and cultural climate of the 60’s influenced early video work; the influence of women artists and feminist ideology on the progression of video art; the anti-aesthetic in early video; the use of real time as an indicator of ‘reality’. Discussion of video forms: single-channel video, video installations, projections, television broadcasts of video art, the rise of digital video. Video Art Screening #1 Demo on video camera operation and video projection Come prepared next class to discuss your ideas with the instructor |
| 11 | Individual Consultations |
| 12 |
Group Presentation: Video Art Video Art Screening #2 Work Period |
| 13 | Critique for Project #3 |
