MPC 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Spiral Jetty, Hans Namuth, Indian Philosophy
17 May 2016
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Untitled (joan crawford): counterpoint to warhol"s marilyn; james goes for a deeper character, who was not just a star, but a successful business woman, she had brains; warhol chose someone more superficial and glamorous. President elect: jfk; during the election campaign; rosenquist"s trepidation that kennedy"s promises might be hollow; the cake promises a sweetness without substance, like kennedy. F-111: state of the art fighter jet of the time; large multi-panel work; speaks against war; wonders about the morality about americans working on military tools who will hurt others. Created a place called the street which was reminiscent of urban debris and it became the place of happenings, where small vignettes of something like 3d pictures were created. Also created a studio called the store, where he made clay items that he sold at about the same price as the object he created. Received offer to move his show to galleries. Photo of one -person show at the green gallery.
