*postings from 2010*

From last class, I asked that you prepare a half-page description of your latest ‘obstruction’ (16×16 installation of your intermedia project).  Please send this to me by November 5th (so I can share them with the rest of the class).

Witnesses

You should be finished reading Ranciere’s The politics of aesthetics and have begun to read The Emancipated Spectator.  I’d like you to also consider submitting an article of particular interest to you (and relevance to the class) as a tip of the hat to the planned but abandoned “Theory Surge” section of this course.  We may read one or two of these articles by the end of the semester.

November 3, 2010: Drive down to Houston

• 1:00 – 1:30pm:    Meet at the Menil Gallery
• 1:30 – 3:00pm:    Explore the gallery as a group
• 3:00 – 4:00pm:   Menil Archive tour
• 5:00 – 7:00pm:   Free time . . . go for dinner?
• 7:00 – 9:00pm:   Art & Activism reception

November 10

• Final discussion of 2nd Obstruction
• Kobena Mercer and Ranciere

November 17

• I’ll be at the meetings of the American Anthropological Association
• This will be a good opportunity to watch True Meaning of Pictures and to consult with your classmates about the progress of your final project.

Links & other stuff

From Elizabeth (Lee):

Asteroid discoveries 1980-2010
http://www.arm.ac.uk/neos/1980-2010/
The year and asteroid count are in the lower left corner and tick by in “real” time.  Watch for Jupiter along the sides of the video.

Book review of “the trashing of margaret mead”
http://savageminds.org/2010/10/13/the-trashing-of-margaret-mead/

From Chelsi:

http://www.garthclark.com/Artist-Info.cfm?ArtistsID=87&Object