This blog has been under construction for nearly a year and obviously there is still lots to be refined and added. Consequently, I am sure there will be many changes through out the semester. However, there is much that you can explore now and in the first week of class.
I would start with the "Course Overview and Outline" page and then the "Assignment Description" page. But feel to explore all the pages even the ones that are obviously not yet complete. At the bottom of the "Weekly Media Assignments" page is a link to the full list of Youtube playlists.
Speaking of links; I will primarily use this part of the blog (the front page posts) for recommending a set of links. Here is a set:
First off, a remembrance of Amiri Baraka, of whom I have always been ambivalent but still one of America's most prominent contemporary poets.
Second, this story about an illustrator in South Carolina is really nice and it totally relates to some of the themes of the course: process, daily practice, engaging with the world at large, and engaging and challenging yourself.
The director of this video worked on the film Tree of Life (I think as cinematographer) and consequently the visuals are extraordinary.
Here is a link to Youtube if you want to see this on a big screen (the bigger the better)...
I recommend this review of a recent Christopher Wool exhibition- though i think to really understand his work it is best to do some extra research.
here is his website, http://wool735.com/cw/home/, and here is the gallery's exhibition page.
Besides Gagosian's page, you could also check out the Guggenheim's page and press release, the Wikipedia page, the NYtimes story, and of course always do an image search.
Here is a youtube gallery talk by Mr. Wool, he doesn't start talking till 3min 15secs into the video.
(speaking of Tree of Life) did you see the cover of VOGUE w/ Jessica Chastain posed after Leighton's Flaming June? i saw it in Wal-Mart like the week after we'd discussed him in 19th Century & was like heeey.
ReplyDeleteI looked it up and I found this story from Vogue, http://www.vogue.com/culture/article/where-to-find-the-eight-masterworks-that-inspired-jessica-chastains-vogue-cover-shoot/#1
ReplyDelete...about the Annie Leibowitz photo-shoot and all of the art historical homages that were attempted.
lol "attempted"
ReplyDeleteJulianne Moore had a similar shoot for Harper's Bazaar a few years ago.
http://flavorwire.com/245622/julianne-moore-as-famous-works-of-art/
I don't think i meant much by the term "attempted". I definitely was not trying to disparage Annie Leibowitz (I admire her, and like both the 70's documentary work and the super-staged/fashion/vanity fair/ large group/ young turks/ kinda work of the 90's.
DeleteBrittany, I just looked at that link. The photo based on the john currin is very faithful, and effective. Many of the others (like many of the Liebowitz photos) seem like a much looser definition of "inspired by". I wonder if that is intended; because it creates more internet buzz if people have something to argue over. Also, why can't i post links when I'm commenting?
ReplyDeletehaha okay, i couldn't tell what tone that was in. but i agree, the Currin definitely stood out.
ReplyDeletei think it's more a matter of meeting halfway w/ being inspired & keeping it about fashion. like for instance how Julianne has the Louis Vuitton scarf over her face in one of them. clearly they could have done better.
& as far as posting links goes i haaave... no idea.