Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0223 - Mark/Make/Work: Blurring Art and Politics

Mark / Make / Work asks what art can do. It is a communal exercise and urgent exploration of social engagement through art practices. This class examines cultural interventions and distruptions by contemporary and historical art movements. It looks at transgressions of literal and metaphorical barriers - political, societal, geological, ecological, internal. Work made in this class is expected to live in the world. Class will take the form of discussions and presentations, with two stagings of interventions - collaborative or individual. (keywords: studio art, installation, politics)

In/Justice This course includes both in-person and remote elements, but can accommodate fully remote students. Lab fees: $50. Students in this course can expect to spend 7 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.