MPC 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Bruce Nauman, Gorilla Suit, Vito Acconci
17 May 2016
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C. 1966 first investigations: dictionary definition of a word; intellectual rather than visual; undermines preciousness of art object. Conceptualism fights against the commodity of art, since an idea cannot be bought. One and three chairs; three different codes for a chair, the photo, the language, and the definition; code for better concept. After conceptualism, it"s very difficult to create art without an idea. The thought that talking about art is art in itself. Index 001: file cabinets that contained essays about art. Truisms; 40 mock clich s that contained controversial one-liners; Abuse of power comes as no surprise t-shirt. For 7 world trade centre; based on the feelings of tourists and residents. The stripe became a strategy for buren to talk about how art becomes important based on its framing. At the guggenheim: banner placed down stairwell and other artists complained, so it was removed. The two plateaux; opens debate about the harmony and disharmony between classical and modern art.
