Self I As Image SP2023: Week 5: Cindy Sherman

SELF-PORTRAIT FINAL PROJECT DUE 5/10 (20pts)

Must be posted to the blog by 11:59pm on 5/9

presented in class on Wednesday 5/10 IN PERSON in Room VA157

Choosing any one or combination of processes that you have explored during the semester, create a self-portrait. Connect your final self-portrait project to one (or more) of the artists and the readings we learned in class. You may also choose another artist we have not covered in class. You may also incorporate and be inspired by the the spectacle, media, advertising and technology in the exploration and presentation of self. You may use a medium/material/process you have used before but push yourself deeper and ambitiously on your final portrait! Research the artist(s) that inspires you and take time to develop a more ambitious idea inspired by this research.

In addition to completing your self-portrait project you will photograph and post your project to the blog with a written post which includes the images of your work, and an explanation of your project. In class you will present your project in a short 3-5 minute presentation.

WRITING THE POST

*Give your project a title

*Post images of your project. Please use proper lighting, cropping and formatting. If the project is digital, make sure video is working correctly, images appear correctly formatted etc.

*Project description/written post:

*The writing portion should be 500+ words

*Explain your process, your inspirations and influences

*Describe a connection to at least one artist we learned this semester or you have discovered on your own.

*You must also connect your explanation to the class readings. Incorporate at least 3 of the quotes you have been collecting from the readings each week.

*Be sure to cite the quotations and include any references/sources at the bottom of your post.

Questions to consider in your writing:

• What is the subject and content of your project?

• Why did you choose this medium and make the choices that led to the composition? How you would categorize your work (ex. collage, graphic print, mixed media, etc).

• Explain the process and steps you went through and why you made those decisions.

• What artist(s) inspired or informed your project?

• What do you think this self portrait conveys to the audience/viewers?

• What are the differences between your first self-portraits (3) and this self-portrait (final)?

• What influenced these changes? Have you pushed yourself and learned from the artists we discussed? How?

• How does the spectacle/media influence identity and self presentation?

Have fun! Push yourself and make something you are proud to share!

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DUE WEDNESDAY 4/19 Class will be in person in VA 157 on first floor of VA Building

WEEKLY SELFIE: Inspired by the readings and the art work of Amy Sherald AND/OR Kehinde Wiley compose a selfie that uses the language and aesthetics of these artists to address ancestry, representation, history and art in a portrait. Think about how representation can uplift and honor identity through these works. Post your "historical selfie" on the blog with a title and 2 quotes from each of the readings. Think about history and representation and specific cultural practices of portraiture. Get creative!

READING:

Mirzoeff, Chapter 6: The Changing World

2 quotes and a 1 paragraph explanation of the main points of the chapter that you will share in class

READ ONLINE (all of these should be available without subscription):

Amy Sherald

on her Breonna Taylor portrait

https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2020/08/amy-sherald-on-making-breonna-taylors-cover-portrait

2 quotes

Amy Sherald Effect

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/23/the-amy-sherald-effect

2 quotes

Kehinde Wiley

The Exquisite Dissonance of Kehinde Wiley

(be sure to listen to the 8minute audio interview)

https://www.npr.org/2015/05/22/408558234/the-exquisite-dissonance-of-kehinde-wiley

2 quotes

Black masculinity

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/kehinde-wiley-on-painting-president-obama-michael-jackson-and-the-people-of-ferguson

2 quotes

WATCH:

Amy Sherald

In the Studio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPQSKQ7Rnyo

On painting Michelle Obama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsFdVwN1uk8

Kehinde Wiley

The New Republic 2015 Brooklyn Museum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=217&v=dHx4lFPqPiI

Kehinde Wiley on Sargent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rvvJ0tKvmY

Kehinde Wiley Presidential portrait

https://time.com/5158961/obama-portrait-kehinde-wiley-amy-sherald-interview/

Additional video of artist Bisa Butler:

Bisa Butler, Quilting for the Culture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P3_61nh3xo&ab_channel=Sok.Vision

PLAN FOR YOUR FINAL SELF PORTRAIT

(We will have a working in class day on 4/26 bring materials to work on your final project to class)

**Some students who are prepared to present FINAL PROJECTS ON 4/26 can present and complete the course on that class meeting.

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DUE WEDNESDAY 4/12 *Class will be in person in VAB B07 (basement next to the auditorium)

FINISH your Self Portrait Performance - be sure to spend some time on the short writing portion as this is also part of the project grade.

READINGS:

Mirzoeff, How to See the World, Chapter 5

John Berger, Ch 7

WATCH:

Jaune Quick-To-See-Smith

In her studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BtEJqvhosw

WHAT’S IN A MAP? https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/global-culture/identity-body/identity-body-united-states/v/smith-state-names

Wendy Red Star

At Newark Museum - Scratch on the Earth

https://www.pbs.org/video/wendy-red-star-newark-museum-jamnkd/

State of the Arts NJ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyJiXXXH2WE

Peace Delegation

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/native-north-america/native-american-contemporary-art/v/peace-delegation

WEEKLY SELFIE: Inspired by the readings and the art work of Jaune Quick-To-See-Smith AND/OR Wendy Red Star compose a selfie that uses the language and aesthetics of these artists and address history and place as it relates to cities, neighborhoods and the narratives of place. Post it on the blog with a title and 2 quotes from each of the readings. Think about maps and specific cultural practices of states, cities, neighborhoods. Get creative!

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DUE WEDNESDAY 4/5 *Class will be in person in VAB B07 (basement next to the auditorium)

We will have a guest artist group visiting our classroom. Jin Jung and Duquann Sweeney who are behind Were Here JC will be presenting their interventionist art project to our class. BE ON TIME for class!!!!

READ: Look through and read the website https://www.wereherejc.info

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DUE WEDNESDAY 3/29 *Class will be in person in VAB B07 (basement next to the auditorium)

SELF PORTRAIT PERFORMANCE (10%)

Design and record a performance art piece: You can expand on your mini performance from last week or create a new one. You must record your performance in a video (at least two minutes long). Look to the artists we have learned about in class for inspiration. Concentrate especially on the performance artists but you can take inspiration from anyone. Design and create a performance art piece that addresses a socio-political issue of your choice. Consider many of the themes and issues we have discussed about identity, gender, race and equality, art history, the government, power structures including patriarchy and many more themes in your planning. You can involve other people in your performance. Record your performance in a video. (Still photos are allowed only if you cannot record a video - please reach out in email if this is the case.) You can use music, text or dialogue to augment your performance. You can speak directly to the audience and you can provide context and instructions, or you can provide no words or instructions. This is all up to you.

You may also choose to connect to video performance on platforms like TikTok as a more accessible interpretation of performance. You can choose to mash these familiar performances on social media with the performance artists we learned. Connect clearly to one or more of the artists we have learned. Be sure to describe this connection in your written description.

Written description: In a short piece of writing of ~3-5 paragraphs please explain how this performance addresses the issue(s) you chose and the artist(s) you were inspired by. Use the readings we have done to help this explanation. Reference at least 3 quotes from the readings.

++Push yourself into performance, conceptual art and representation. Get outside your comfort zone and be inspired to create something you would not otherwise. Watch the videos assigned and other resources for inspiration on performance art. Get creative! I am thrilled to see what you all create!

Post your video to the blog (upload your video to YouTube and use the YouTube tool which is next to the image uploader button) with your written description. Be sure to cite your quotes from the readings and connect your performance to an artist.

BONUS (optional): Include one or two of the "instruction pieces" we attempted in class inspired by Yoko Ono. Be silly, serious or strange but get uncomfortable with these :)

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DUE WEDNESDAY 3/22 *Class on Zoom at 2:10pm see BB for our zoom link (same as previous weeks)

***check blog on 3/22 and BB for a small possibility that class will be canceled because of my jury duty - check BB for announcement

DUE WEDNESDAY 3/22

WEEKLY SELFIE

Thinking about performance as a method of representation and storytelling, create a small performance piece and document it as a video (approximately 1 minute) OR a series of images of the performance (3+ images). This ca be a "trial" or "sketch" for your more complete performance piece due next week. Use the exercise (s) we did in class to help you come up with your concept/story. Look to the work of Yoko Ono and Marina Abramovich and others in the readings and videos from the assignment to push into more conceptual ideas and techniques for your performance. Get creative! Step outside your comfort zone. Post your project (video or still images) to the blog with a short description and 2 quotes from the new readings. Enjoy the process :)

READ:
Berger, Ways of Seeing Chapter 1
2 quotes with a short response for each quote.

Khan Academy Performance Art An Introduction (website - look through the various sections of this online course) https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/conceptual-and-performance-art/performanceart/a/performance-art-an-introduction

2 quotes or 2 examples of performance art that stand out to you with a short response for each

Yoko Ono Influence

https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/yoko-ono-art-story
2 quotes and a short response to each quote

Interview with Shaun Leonardo:
https://hispanicexecutive.com/shaun-leonardo/

2 quotes and a short response to each quote

WATCH:
*The Case For Performance Art PBS Art Assignment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmMTKdUAokM

Yoko Ono

Who is Yoko Ono? short documentary about Yoko Ono:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoU0E_ab36Q
Cut piece with commentary:
https://vimeo.com/106706806

Shaun Leonardo
https://art21.org/watch/new-york-close-up/shaun-leonardo-the-freedom-to-move/

William Pope L.

https://www.moma.org/artists/37145

Marina Abramovich

What is Performance Art?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcyYynulogY

First Performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DxZKAQ9WrM&feature=related

Body as Medium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUrwdqwzqMU&feature=relmfu

Performance: Freeing the Memory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfeMdspSy7c&feature=related

Performance: The Artist is Present
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TlZjFGriLw

Performance: LIGHT\DARK Marina Abramović and Ulay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY-cKs77Pfc

Performance: Relation in Time. Marina Abramović and Ulay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sRSoGAc3H0

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HAVE A HAPPY SPRING BREAK!

DUE WEDNESDAY 3/15 *Class on Zoom at 2:10pm

See BB for our zoom link (same as previous weeks)

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT 5pts (due 3/15)

Visit 2+ JCFridays venues during the Friday March 3 events. See JCFRIDAYS.com

Explore the artwork you see during this city-wide event(s), take notes, take pictures. Write about 2+ artworks that you find inspiring. Share the details of these works: artist, title, medium etc. Post 2-3 paragraphs and your images of the artworks (with captions) to the blog.

ALL READINGS below AND WEEKLY SELFIE below DUE 3/22

but we will begin discussing them on 3/15!

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DUE WEDNESDAY 3/1 *Class is IN PERSON in VAB Room B07

READINGS:

Mirzoeff textbook, How to See the World

(*Introduction and) Chapter 1 *Intro optional read chapter 1 for quotes

2 quotes and a short response

Wangechi Mutu Dresses Cultural Critique in Freakishly Beautiful Disguises

https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/wangechi-mutu-dresses-cultural-critique-freak-beautiful-disguises-1234655195/

OPTIONAL Wangechi Mutu at Met - please consider getting a $1/week subscription

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/arts/design/wangechi-mutu-metropolitan-museum.html

2 quotes

WATCH:

Wangechi Mutu

Art 21

https://art21.org/watch/extended-play/wangechi-mutu-between-the-earth-and-the-sky-short/

Wangechi Mutu, The New Ones Will Free Us at Met

video interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQgCX7HZoW0

Wangechi Mutu on her work and The Art of Eating Everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvGcO73MM-I

SELF PORTRAIT PROJECT COLLAGE due 3/1 (bring to IN-PERSON class for presentation)

Drawing inspiration from the artists we have learned: Frida Kahlo, Cindy Sherman, Wangechi Mutu and Hannah Hoch and the ideas of Surrealism and Dada, design and create a self portrait project using COLLAGE and combining drawing and painting as needed. Create a surrealist inspired portrait that looks at physical as well as phycological identity, real and absurd, and that includes a larger message (political, social, historical or psychological). Connect the work to the paintings and collages we have looked at, read about and watched in the assignments (revisit the videos and readings). Push yourself into the aesthetics of fine art and art history.

Photograph and post your project to the blog. Be sure to take clear images of your project. Give your project a title and explain the materials you used and your process for making it. In a short piece of writing share 3 quotes from the readings and 2+images of works that have inspired your project.

In your project description answer these questions: How does your project address the themes we have been discussing? How does contemporary media play a role in identity, cultural and societal norms? How do these influence our view of ourselves and each other? How are these themes addressed in the work of the artists we learned? Please explain your project and its meaning. What artist(s) inspired your project? How did advertising and fashion images influence or get addressed in your piece? How does your project speak to your identity and your relationship to media images?

~400 words 3 quotes and 2+ images of artwork that inspired your project, and 2 clear photographs of your project.

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DUE WEDNESDAY 2/22

*Class will be on Zoom at 2:10pm (see announcements in Blackboard for the Zoom link)

WEEKLY SELFIE

Create a digital self-portraits inspired by the work of the artist Cindy Sherman. Try to recreate a particular image that stands out to you from one of the artists' videos/galleries. Post your selfie images to the blog. Title your image. Post the Cindy Sherman image that inspired your image.

READ:

Frida Kahlo Was a Painter, a Brand Builder, a Survivor. And So Much More | NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/arts/design/frida-kahlo-booklyn-museum.html

Read through the web entry for Hannah Hoch created by Smart History:

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/dada-and-surrealism/dada2/a/hannah-hoch-cut-with-the-kitchen-knife-dada-through-the-last-weimar-beer-belly-cultural-epoch-of-germany

WATCH:

The Case for Surrealism | PBS Art Assignment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtPBOwE0Qn0&ab_channel=TheArtAssignment

Is This Frida Kahlo? | Art Assignment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vigep1nYT6o&ab_channel=TheArtAssignment

Biography of Frida Kahlo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROAH9LQecyc

Cut and Paste | Collage before Cubism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKzA5sZBNJw

Khan Academy Hannah Höch, Cut with the Kitchen Knife Dada

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/dada-and-surrealism/dada2/v/hannah-h-ch-cut-with-the-kitchen-knife-1919-20

How to make a collage portrait with Deborah Kelly https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=DgPreU8NejA

Other sources we looked at:

Another Mag | 10 Collage Artists https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/3318/top-10-collage-artists-hannah-hoch-to-man-ray

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DUE WEDNESDAY 2/15 *Class will meet IN PERSON in Lemmerman Gallery (Hepburn Hall Room 323) on 2/15 at 2:10pm

THURSDAY 2/9 There is an artist talk by Danielle Scott in Lemmerman Gallery on Thursday 2/9 at 5pm - please attend to help with your essay assignment.

READ:
The Cindy Sherman Effect by Phoebe Hoban for ArtNews - 2 Quotes
http://www.artnews.com/2012/02/14/the-cindy-sherman-effect/

New York Times | The Ugly Beauty of Cindy Sherman - 2 Quotes
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/05/magazine/instagram-cindy-sherman-ugly-beauty.html

WATCH:

Cindy Sherman, Nobody is Here But Me, 1994 (55min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXKNuWtXZ_U

Cindy Sherman: Characters | Art21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiszC33puc0

Cindy Sherman: Fashion | Art21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtATCPCC8b8

SEE:
(galleries of artists' works for reference)
Cindy Sherman at MoMA (some videos and images linked)
http://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/1154?locale=en

Image Gallery and the marketplace:
https://www.artsy.net/artist/cindy-sherman

GALLERY RESPONSE ESSAY 10% *due on the blog 2/15

Exhibition information for Kinfolk by Danielle Scott

This exhibition presents the artist Danielle Scott’s dedication to social commentary and ancestral storytelling. The artist spent over a year visiting plantations in the United States sourcing materials and historical documentation in order to connect to these stories and visualize them in these works. She feels a calling to tell the stories of ancestors, of warriors, of love, of sadness and of resilience. This collection integrates photographs, delicate papers, reprinted documents, fabrics and objects to create layered portraits of the lineage of black families across generations.

Danielle Scott is a cultural explorer, activist and artist that breathes in the history and spirits of HER PEOPLE. Scott uses research to tell the unheard stories, transforming her into the storyteller, the mother, the daughter and the history of her subjects. In past work, Scott has addressed stereotypes and archetypes, systematic racism, and gun control. In her most recent collection, the BERTHher series (2019-2021), her focus was to share the stories of women through a joyful celebration of power and triumph.

This exhibition stems from an exhibition, Ancestral Call, presented by Gallery Aferro from October 7, 2022 to January 21, 2023, and originally curated by Anthony E. Boone and Bryant Small. Special thanks to Gallery Aferro directors and the artists for their collaboration.

Danielle Scott Artist Statement

“An artist has one duty and that is to tell the times.” – Nina Simone

I created this work to allure and to create thought provoking dialect. I want viewers to get absorbed in the work and to feel it as I do. I want the work to be a perfect rendering of emotion and a spiritual tugging of the whole self.

After spending 20 years of my career as an oil painter, my career shifted unexpectedly in 2018 as I walked the streets of one of my ancestral homelands, Cuba. It was my first time in the country, yet as I slept and woke, and walked, and worked, I felt a tug at my core that was both foreign and familiar. The rich art that lined the streets and walls powerfully depicted the story of Cuba’s culture and history, reflected the times and the people, in a way tugged at my soul. The art and I were in communion, my ancestors’ powerful voices whispering to my soul, their stories written into the walls. I was home.

This started my awakening. No single medium alone would ever again be enough to express all that the times were calling me to say. I was a painter, but I put aside my paintbrush. I needed more than paint. I needed paint and paper, texture and color, objects lost and objects found, metal and cotton. I needed to deconstruct and reassemble. I needed to cut and cover and color and crown. I needed to listen and to learn to speak in a thousand mediums to tell the stories that I now heard all around me, everywhere.

This body of work comes from the journey that I’ve taken over the last year, visiting places that reflect pieces of these current times, our history, and my ever-evolving understanding of my own self. Each image called out for me. Some were tucked away in boxes at the Amistad Research center. Some are my own photography, depicting things that resonated deeply with me as I planted my feet on plantation soil.

They spoke to me and so I told their stories through rich assorted papers, free people of color data, written text, actual slave stories, 200-year-old book covers, hours upon hours of research upon research, and jewelry I collected as I traveled through the US and abroad.

This exhibition illuminates that treasure which is hidden to the naked eye. Over the past year, I have been digging and digging for one of our hidden treasures which has always been our ancestry, our lineage, our community, our stories, and ourselves.

ASSIGNMENT:

Please visit the exhibition, Danielle Scott: Kinfolk, and write a response to the work in the exhibition. Be sure to read all of the label information and take images of the work. Choose 2 works that stand out to you. Please give the tile and medium of the works and describe these artworks in detail. Explain the message/meaning you interpreted from visiting the work. Include images of the works in your post. What messages do these works convey to the audience about identity, power, race, gender and social justice? How do these often personal narratives about struggle, injustice, celebration and memorial ask larger questions and raise awareness about race, justice and history? How do these works explore the artists's own identity? Can they be considered self-portraits? If so, how? Are these works activist? Do the works explore political and social issues in connection to identity? Choose 3 quotes from the readings we have done so far (bell hooks, Susan Sontag, and John Berger as well as the online articles) and connect these to the artworks that you chose from the exhibition.

In addition to the written response please create a SELFIE in any style that is inspired by the work in the exhibition and addresses the theme of identity and struggle. Include this in your post with a short description of the image you created.

~800 words, 3 quotes from any of the readings thus far, 2+ images from the gallery exhibition + your selfie.

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DUE WEDNESDAY 2/8

*Class will be on Zoom 2/8 at 2:10pm (see announcements in Blackboard for the Zoom link)

READINGS: review

PHOTO SERIES Self Portraits 10% due on the blog 2/8

Series exploring a single theme

Create 4+ self-portraits that are informed/inspired by the ideas you read in the readings and discussions of the work of the artists Mickalene Thomas, Ana Mendieta, Cindy Sherman and Carrie Mae Weems. Try to create a particular SERIES that is inspired by the artist(s) work. Be specific about this connection and explain it. Title your series/images. Print them and bring them to class for discussion. You must also post the digital version of your images with a title and a short description (400+ words) of the series on the blog before class on 10/5. Please include 3 quotes from any of the readings and explain how your project was inspired and connects to the readings and the artist(s) you chose.

A photography series is a collection of images that are linked and showcased together. A series of photos will often have the same theme and have a conceptual bond or are shot at the same location. Photo series are often edited with the same method and in the same style focusing on coherence.

PHOTOS MUST BE PRINTED AND BROUGHT TO IN-PERSON CLASS for a brief critique. You will pin up your photos and present then to the class with a 3minute presentation explaining your description and connection to the artist(s). After our class critique we visit the art gallery for a brief presentation by one of the artists in the exhibition.

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READINGS:DUE WEDNESDAY 2/1
**CLASS IS IN PERSON on 2/1 in LEMMERMAN GALLERY Hepburn Hall Room 323 at 2:10pm

WEEKLY SELFIE TWO due 2/1 on blog

Reclaiming the Gaze Inspired by the artwork of Ana Mendieta and Mickalene Thomas create a selfie that addresses the male gaze or challenges it in some way. Although the artists mentioned are often addressing the representation of the female nude in their work, this assignment does not require this investigation. In reclaiming the gaze many artists have changed the way they portray the body including empowering and reclaiming it. How can you interpret this as well? Post your selfie and the work that has inspired it to the blog. Include two quotes for each reading with your selfie.

READINGS:
John Berger, Chapters 2+3 (you should have the book! but also on BB)
2 Quotes and short responses/reactions

On BLACKBOARD under 'Content': bell hooks, Understanding Patriarchy and The Oppositional Gaze
2 Quotes and short responses/reactions

++Be prepared to answer the questions: What is the Male Gaze? Female Gaze? Oppositional Gaze? Write down responses to these questions as part of your response.

ONLINE:
Female Gaze: Art that Looks at What Women See | NYTIMES
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/21/arts/women-artists.html
1 Quote

Mickalene Thomas: Photographed, Collaged and Painted Muses
https://hyperallergic.com/278045/the-photographed-collaged-and-painted-muses-of-mickalene-thomas/
1 Quote

Ana Mendieta: Artist Who Pushed Boundaries | NYTimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/obituaries/ana-mendieta-overlooked.html
1 Quote

WATCH:
Ana Mendieta:
Traces/Stopy | Krátký dokument | Galerie Rudolfinum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72Nk0sPfRrU
Raquel Cecilia Mendieta on Ana Mendieta at Galerie Lelong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHD7_ACrFsg
Ana Mendieta at Gallerie Lelong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbYFjJomZag

Mickalene Thomas:
interview with Institute of Contemporary Art ICA Teens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4S0usYa1ps
Studio visit Bloudin ARTINFO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2tJKAfyVhs
Portrait of Mnonja (watched in class): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm3XvKd_KPs
SAM Dejuneur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIZnKgAqh_k

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DUE WEDNESDAY 1/25

CLASS MEETING ON ZOOM at 2:10pm

WEEKLY SELFIE 1 DUE ON BLOG
Create a digital self portrait that is informed/inspired by the ideas you read in the readings linked below and the work of the artist Carrie Mae Weems. Try to recreate one particular image that stands out to you from one of the artists' videos/galleries. Post your selfie image to the blog. If you have not been invited to the blog (this was done in the first class meeting) please email me so that you can post this assignment to the blog. If you have trouble posting email the assignment to me through Blackboard.

++Include your quotes and responses in the blog post with your selfie(s). Select two quotes from each of the readings and write a short response/reaction for each (see readings below). Include the two quotes + responses from each of the readings below your selfie in the post you create on the blog. Be sure to identify the reading for the quotes.

READ:
Susan Sontag excerpt from On Photography
http://www.susansontag.com/SusanSontag/books/onPhotographyExerpt.shtml
2 Quotes and short responses/reactions

NY Times: How Carrie Mae Weems Rewrote the Rules of Image-Making

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/t-magazine/carrie-mae-weems-interview.html

Revisiting Carrie Mae Weems’s Landmark “Kitchen Table Series”
by Jacqui Palumbo for Artsy
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-revisiting-carrie-mae-weemss-landmark-kitchen-table-series
2 Quotes and short responses/reactions

WATCH:

Carrie Mae Weems: "The Kitchen Table Series" | Art21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPDInpNoO50

Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Woman Feeding Bird), The Kitchen Table Series, 1989-90 | Smart History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wBEqPrgUDY

Carrie Mae Weems: "Roaming" | Art21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI0R2qlRfps

Carrie Mae Weems: National Gallery of Art

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jIwiBgSNtk&ab_channel=NationalGalleryofArt

LOOK THROUGH: Carrie Mae Weems - portfolio
http://carriemaeweems.net/work.html

GET THE BOOKS
Ways of Seeing by John Berger, British Broadcasting Corporation and Penguin Books: New York 1990

How to See the World by Nicholas Mirzoeff, Basic Books: New York 2016.

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LINK TO SYLLABUS

Discussion guidelines
The course material and discussions can often be provocative and challenging. We must therefore be respectful of each other and of our viewpoints.

We must come to class prepared and ready to discuss the readings. Please keep discussions focused on the readings and class materials and keep examples relevant and appropriate. If you have not done the readings you are not to participate in the discussion.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Week 5: Cindy Sherman

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