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Contemporary Arts and Culture Bill Viola Research Paper
Researching project
This is your chance to learn about a contemporary artist that you find challenging, interesting or otherwise impactful. You will write 1500 words where you will explore their themes, media, and how their work impacts the artworld dialogue. How does their work fit in relation to different movement that are currently out there. You will use ideas we have covered as reference points. You will have at least five sources and you will include 5 images of the artist’s work.
Research:
- Choose an artist from the list at the bottom.
- Find and read at least 5 articles about each artist from the resources listed below. If possible watch an interview with the artist, or read one as well.
- The following is an approved list of resources and periodicals.
- Art in America
- Art Now
- ArtForum
- Frieze
- Hyperallergic
- New York Times
- Art Net
- Art Daily
- Modern Painters
- Tate etc. Magazine
- Flash Art
- High Fructose
- The Tate
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Modern Art
- Art News
- PS1
- The Guardian
- New York Magazine
- Museum of Contemporary Art LA
- Dia Art Foundation
- Phaidon
- Art21
- PBS
- NPR
The Artists:
- Pepon Osorio
- Kara Walker
- Rashid Johnson
- Kehinde Wiley
- Tracey Emin
- Damien Hirst
- Bill Viola
- Ai Wei Wei
- Mark Bradford
- Azikiwe Mohammed
- Banksy
- Jenny Saville
- Marina Abramovic
- Faith Ringgold
- Kerry James Marshall
- Joel Peter Witkin
- Gerhard Richter
- Anselm Kiefer
- Nam June Paik
- William Kentridge
- Cindy Sherman
- Jeff Koons
- Chris Ofili
- Rachel Whiteread
- Andres Serrano
Reading textbook
https://archive.org/details/WaysOfSeeingByJohnBerger
Ways Of Seeing By John Berger : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
(18) BRUCE CONNER: IT’S ALL TRUE | Press Remarks | MoMA LIVE – YouTube
Here is a link to a live press release on the recent retrospective, It’s All True, Bruce Conner
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XnNX9Spo8M…
(18) Judy Chicago ‘The Dinner Party’ 1974-79 – YouTube
(18) Judy Chicago Discusses The Dinner Party – YouTube
(18) Ways Of Seeing 2 – YouTube
Ways of Seeing episode 2 BBC