Lecture 28: Recent Art

Announcement: Exam:
I.D.s since last exam - 5 (plus 1 comparison with i.d.s).
unknowns since last exam - 3.
2 essay questions review works, issues from entire course and museum visits.
carry forth the work of buildings and of pictures.
"Benediction": Bernini's David, Matisse's The Dance, Bosch's Hell, Calder's The White frame, and Brancusi's Bird in Space

Slide list

Map of Europe. Post '45 shift to U.S.
Pollock Lavendar Mist, 1950/photo in action
Johns Three Flags, 1955/Carl Andre 144 Lead Plates, 1969. {reaction}.
100 Campbell Soup Cans, 1962/25-Colored Marilyns, 1962. {"pop" art}
Oldenburg Hamburger / Soft Toilet 1966. {"minimalism"}
- Clothespin 1976/ Split Button. 1981. {"cool"}
Critique of Institutionalization:
- Kaprow Happening. 1964./Rauschenberg Erased Drawing.
- Bruce Nauman Self Portrait as a Fountain. 1966/Duchamp Urinal
"Earth Art" - escape museums -process of making:
- Christo
  - Wrapped Coast (Australia), 1969. view
  - Running Fence (California), 1972-6.
- Smithson Spiral Jetty.
Long Circle Walk, Amsterdam- 2 days 1980/ Laurie Anderson US Pt II, 1980. {performance}
Serra Tilted Arc 1981-89. {"public art"}
Beuys Plight 1985/ Nam June Paik Video Installation, 1987. {contemporary culture resistance}
Cindy Sherman Movie Still, 1980/ Guerrilla Girls Poster, 1985.
Mapplethorpe Thomas 1986/ Faith Ringgold Harlem Renaissance Party. 1982. {identity art}
Jaune Quick to See Smith Osage Orange 1985.
Kruger Untitled (You Invest in the Divinity of the Masterpiece). 1982./ Michelangelo's Creation. {critique of art history}