JAV120H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hito Steyerl, Henri Matisse, Fauvism
20 Sep 2020
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Hito steyerl, how not to be see: a fucking didactic educational mov file. Streyerl is a german artist whose work takes up the politics of the image in contemporary life, hyper capitalist economics, data surveillance, digital images. Find balance between discursive thinking (considering theme, theory, ideas) and careful looking. All interpretations are negotiable, but back up your claims with evidence. Lecture 2: early 20th century avant garde: cubism and futurism. Defines artistic movements between mid to late 19th century (1860s/70s) through the mid twentieth century 1940s/50s) 1880 impressionists" representation of landscapes and cities went against the dominant mode (paris salon) and was therefore subversive and avant garde. Continuing from romantic era (late 18th through early 19th century) artist is understood as a solitary genius. Developed in france in the nineteenth century, based on practice of painting out of doors and on the spot rather than in a studio from sketches. Main impressionists subjects: landscapes and scenes of everyday life.
