Public Art class 1
esse quam videri
Week 1 (Jan. 27)
introduction to the class, self-guided tour, discussion of lakefront public spaces and public art.
What is public art?
Introduction to mind map as a way to generate and organize concepts.
Discussion of Asn. 1.
Reading for next week:
Readings can be found in: \\Siam2\ClassFolders\PublicArt\Readings\for Week2
Eliade, Mircea. Excerpt from The Sacred and the Profane; undergrads, pp 20-29, grads 20-65
Suggestion for exhibit:
at the Museum of Contemporary Art until Feb. 1 -- Jenny Holzer [[1]]
Resources:
- Ivan Mestrovic [[2]]
- Fountain of the Great Lakes [[3]] [[4]]
- Agora, Magdalena Abakanowicz [[5]] [[6]] [[7]] [[8]]
- Buckingham Fountain [[9]]
- General Logan [[10]] [[11]]
- Chicago Public Art Group [[12]]
- 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago [[13]]
- Cloud Gate and the Crown Fountain [[* 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago [[14]]]]