ARTH 161 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Enrique Chagoya, Coco Fusco, Frida Kahlo
Document Summary
Lecture 1: introduction to mesoamerica: contemporary and modern art, border crossing, 1991. Large number of cuban refugees coming to the coast of florida. Raises questions about whether or not to allow them to stay. Site-specific performance piece: a performance during the aniversity of cc discovering america. Purpose of the performance was to let people see the other side of discovery, the view of the native americans: self-portrait on the border between mexico and the united states, 1932. Oil on metal: representing the artist struggle between her american side and her indigenous mexican side: hand of power, 1993. Oil on metal: corporates is now more powerful and influential than religion. Also, oil is more powerful now and control. Cc (cid:449)e(cid:374)t to haiti isla(cid:374)d a(cid:374)d (cid:272)ut off the i(cid:374)dige(cid:374)ous people ha(cid:374)ds (cid:449)he(cid:374) the(cid:455) do(cid:374)"t (cid:271)(cid:396)i(cid:374)g (cid:271)a(cid:272)k gold fo(cid:396) hi(cid:373). Stigmata: wounds on the hand of jc when he was crucified.
