ARTHS199 Contemporary Art History Welcome Agenda Rollattendance Discussion
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ARTHS-199 Contemporary Art History Welcome! Agenda: Roll/attendance Discussion: Richard Prince and themes of contemporary art Syllabus Demonstration of Canvas MAYBE add codes, depending on demand
“This is not my work. I did not make it. I deny. I denounce. This fake art. ” Prince, via Twitter
The “original” work
Richard Prince, Nurse Paintings installation at Barbara Gladstone gallery, NYC
Richard Prince, Untitled (Cowboy), 1989, 127 x 178 cm
In your small groups: Please brainstorm a list of themes and/or issues brought up by Richard Prince that are relevant to contemporary art And any questions you have!
Robert Morris, Document, 1963
Is it art? What is art? Marcel Duchamp, Fountain, 1917
Sherrie Levine, After Marcel Duchamp, 1995
ART lacks a satisfactory definition. It is easier to describe it as the way something is done -- "the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences that can be shared with others" (Britannica Online) -- rather than what it is. And even this broad definition can have many exceptions.
The four aspects of all ART: 1. Form: What does the work look like? 2. Subject Matter: What is the work of? 3. Context: Under what social/personal conditions was the work made? 4. Content: What does the work mean?
Themes of ARTHS 199: • Branding/Marketing and the Art Market • Identity/ies • Institutions • Avant-Garde • The Art Object and the Object of Art • Challenges to the Establishment(s) • Damian Hirst, For The Love of God, 2007
