Week 9 (March 31) DIY and Alt Craft
Due: Project 4, work of Public Art for the HPAC facade system
Discussion of Asn. 4 - 13 Ways
Presentation:
Celine Browning DIY/AltCraft images [[1]]
Recommended readings:
“Thinking Through Craft” by Glenn Adamson
Cat Mazza's Homepage [[2]]
“The Personal is Political” by Carol Hanisch [[3]]
“Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad” by Jaqueline Tobin and Raymond Dobard
Resources:
The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef. Installation at the Chicago Cultural Center. 2007. http://www.theiff.org/reef/index.html
Nike Blanket Petition. 2003-2008. [[4]]
Obermeyer, Lindsay. Red Thread Project. [[5]]
The AIDS Quilt. Installation on the Washington National Mall October 11, 1987, 1987-2008. <www.aidsquilt.org
The Linen Memorial. detail of 2001 installation at Gallery One, Ellensburgh, Washington, USA, 2001-2008. [[6]]
Demakersvan, Lace Fence, 2005-2007. Dutch Design House Demakersvan. April, 2008. [[7]]
Reading for next week: from Dempsey, Amy. Destination Art: Brancusi Ensemble, pp. 36-37; Sun Tunnels, pp. 100-101; Marinus Boezem, De Groene Kathedral, pp. 118 – 119; Tranekaer International Centre for Art and Nature (TICKON), pp. 164-165;
