ARH 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Practice, Yinka Shonibare, Marcel Duchamp
19 Nov 2016
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All art has been contemporary word and depends on the context. Cuban roots- activists art projects engages the public. Bad boy of art lol pokes are convention, authority, expectations. Had his passport revoked for 4 years. Moved from making things to documenting things/social media. Comments on women"s" status in society and art history. Doesn"t necessarily make things himself but recontextualizes art. Creation, making something new, expression, moving from imagination to manifestation. Someone moved by an issue or cause or belief, trying to effect change on the larger scale, play an active role in making a change. Trained in havana and chicago and taught in chicago. Explores issues of body, power, and control especially in repressive socio-political contexts. Detained by cuban government for attempted installation is revolution plaza. Tatlin"s whisper #6 2009 in centro wifredo lam. The silence represents how deep rooted the fear and oppression is.
