02 February 2010

Revised Course Outline (subject to change)

Week One
January 19: Introductions, syllabus discussion, overview of class
Assign: artist presentations, sign up for blog.

January 21: Postmodernism-reading discussion:"Simulacra and Simulation" by Jean Baudrillard
"The Medium is the Message" by Marshall McLuhan
 
Week Two
Jan 26: 5 Artist presentations
Jan 28: 5 Artist presentations
 
Week Three
Feb 2: 4 Artist presentations. Assign Project 1. 
Feb 4: Slide show and lecture
 
Week Four
Feb 9: Reading: Abstraction and Complexity by Lev Manovich. "Making Art Out of an Encounter" (posted on class blog and ICON)

Feb 11:  Studio/Lab Time. Katie at CAA Conference. 
 
Week Five
Feb 16: Screening: Our Daily Bread
 
Feb 18: Reading: from Participation
 
Week Six
Feb 23: Critiques Project 1
Feb 25: Critiques Project 1

Week Seven
March 2: Critiques Project 1

March 4: Finish critiques Project 1. Lecture and slide-show

Week Eight
March 9: Reading: from Relational Aesthetics. Discussion.
 
March 11: Brainstorming for project 2. In-class exercise.
 
Week Nine
March 16: Spring break
March 18: Spring break
 
Week Ten
March 23: Individual consultations/Studio time for group 2
March 25: Individual consultations/Studio time for group 1
 
Week Eleven
March 30: Trip to Special Collections & University Archive
April 1: Professional development talk: Artist statements, CVs, etc. 
 
**April 2**Install group show!

Week Twelve
April 6: Critiques Project 2
April 8: Critiques Project 2
Reception: TBA
**April 9** Take down group show

Week Thirteen
April 13: Critiques Project 2
April 15: Critiques Project 2
 
Week Fourteen
April 20: Screening. Reading: TBA
April 22: Studio/Lab Time
 
Week Fifteen
April 27: Critiques Project 3
April 29: Critiques Project 3

Week Sixteen
May 4: Critiques Project 3
May 6: Critiques Project 3. Final Portfolios due.

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