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Below are the notes from our last meeting. All of you, whether you attended the meeting or not, are asked to fill in the blanks (come up with snappier titles, suggest case studies, and suggest facilitators). thanks to Bob for taking notes. michelle
Monday, March 16, 2009 ELIA Steering Committee Meeting NOTES
ATTENDEES:
Eliza Nichols, Co-chair
Michelle Citron, Co-chair
Jeff Abell
Annette Barbier
Robert Blandford
Carmelo Esterrich
Chap Freeman
Myra Greene
Margaret Sullivan
ABSENT: Dawoud Bey Peter Carpenter Debra Parr
NEXT MEETING: Monday, April 13, 2009 3:30 p.m.
IMMEDIATE ACTION FOR NEXT MEETING: 1. Post meeting notes on Wiki (BOB) 2. Post on Wiki (ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS): - 2-3 sentence descriptions for at least 2 workshops - ‘sexy’ title suggestions for the 15 workshops - suggestions for provocateurs / facilitators for individual workshops - suggestions of possible case studies for individual workshops
DISCUSSION NOTES: (Please note, agenda item is in bold, discussion notes in standard type)
Goal of the meeting - Michelle 1. Flesh out workshop content so it can be posted on the ELIA website. 2. Discuss who we might invite as provocateurs / facilitators for individual workshops. 3. What pre-work do we want them to prepare?
Workshop topics: - Three sections of each workshop - Workshop formats should vary with topic and subtopic
Note format for workshop info: Potential titles in italics - (Notes regarding potential content) Possible Case Studies: Possible provocateurs / facilitators:
a. Art in the Economy
1. Beg, Borrow or Steal
- Copyright / fair use/ appropriation / legal issues
- US / European differences
Possible Case Studies: - ???
Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - We just hired a dynamite professor of cultural studies, Sean Andrews, who is writing about this stuff. He does critical legal studies and has dealt with 'pirate' version of high fashion, and just presented on the the issue surrounding the Obama-izing software online that you can use for free to make portraits in the red-blue-cream style of Obama's portrait. He is not local, but he will be next year!!
2. Relationship with the Man Follow the Money Where’s the Money? Don’t Give up Your Day Job - Where do artists get money in today’s economy/who pays for art in a tough economy? - Making a living in today’s economy. - U.S. and European models, examples, lessons
Possible Case Studies: ???
Possible provocateurs / facilitators: ???
3. How do the economic times affect art and the forms of art? Art in Good Time / Art in Bad Times - Forms analysis - Themes
Possible Case Studies: - Project Row House, Houston, Rick Lowe
Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - ???
b. Art, Science, and Technology
1. Receive and Respond
It’s Not an Object – It’s a Relationship
- Interactivity in the arts
- Implications of interactivity
Possible Case Studies: - ???
Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - ???
2. Is it Art or Science?
Parallels between artistic and scientific creativity
- Gaze tracking / motion capture
Possible Case Studies: - ???
Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - ???
3. How science enlarges the artist’s vocabulary - Data visualization
Possible Case Studies: - ???
Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - Richard Saul Wurman - Edward Tufte
c. Art and the Environment
1. Art in the Natural and Built Environment
- Showcase new Media building and architect Jeanne Gang / film influences / green aspects
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Possible Case Studies: - Media Production Center
Possible provocateurs / facilitators:
- Jeanne Gang
2. Is it Art or Is It Branding
- Millennium Park
- Graffiti
What are the relationships between the cultural production of art and the business strategies of branding? Are there social and aesthetics connections between state-sponsored public art, art done in public spaces without the 'proper' permission--like graffitti and stencil art--, private and public advertising (billboards and banners), and traditional forms of branding? What are the ethical implications of branding through the arts? What are the implications of blending or erasing the divide between the arts and the purposes of branding private and public spaces? (Carmelo)
Possible Case Studies: - ???
Possible provocateurs / facilitators:
- ???
3. Can Art Change the Natural Environment?
- Contemporary Earth Art
Possible Case Studies: e.g., art that “cleans” the environment of polutants - ???
Possible provocateurs / facilitators:
- ???
d. Integrity of Art Making: The Arts as both Primary and Utilitarian Research
1. Creativity v. Problem solving play v. work unknown outcomes v. goal focused/solutions in mind
Possible Case Studies: - ???
Possible provocateurs / facilitators:
- ???
2. Remix and appropriation - Mash up
- Issues of appropriation and technology
With phenomena like mash-ups reconfigurating our notions of original and copy, authenticity and originality, the need for revisiting these foundational concepts of the arts is paramount in our world today? Can a mash-up ever be original? Does this matter? What should be the vocabulary for talking about what matters in appropriation and intertextuality? What should do with our obsession with the art object and its importance in a market driven society? (Carmelo)
Possible Case Studies:
- ???
Possible provocateurs / facilitators:
-
3. Improvisation as a practical and conceptual trope
Possible Case Studies: - ???
Possible provocateurs / facilitators:
- ???
e. Art, Culture, and Social Change
1. Art and Civic Engagement
Possible Case Studies:
- ???
Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - Krzysztof Wodiczko
2. Games for Change
- IAM active workshop
Possible Case Studies:
- ???
Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - Krzysztof Wodiczko
3. Curriculum for Social Change
Possible Case Studies: - ???
Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - Krzysztof Wodiczko