Thursday, July 30, 2009

Reading for Week 3

Hobsbawm Chap 6, 10, 11 The Arts 1914-45, The Social Revolution 1945-1990, Cultural Revolution
Hughes 5 Threshold of Liberty & 7 Culture as Nature.

Browse back through the blog for lecture notes from spring quarter until I get the new ones rolling.

Monday, July 20, 2009

Howdy, Summer People

Jeff Koons (American, b. 1955). Michael Jackson and Bubbles, 1988. Ceramic. 42 x 70 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.

Okay, here we are. It's July. Let's have some fun.

What you already lost your syllabus? Not to worry, for here it is. Behold, the power of the internet!

Here's a link to a nice blog on contemporary art by Illustrator Kim DeMarco. It gives a quick sense of the crazy breadth of the contemporary art world.