Public Art class 1

Week 1 (Jan. 26)

introduction to the class, assignments, readings, instructors

Social Media and Google maps - Mindy Faber

Excursion - shoot images of public art, make first entry to map

Discussion of Asn. 1.

What is public art?

Introduction to mind map as a way to generate and organize concepts.

Discussion of Asn. 2

Reading for next week: Ch. 5, Public Art

Reading for next week:

• Public Art, Ch. 2 and Preface;
• PublicSculptor LoradoTaftandtheBeautificationofChicagoBYGarvey;
• Evictions: Art and Spatial Politics, pp 3-48

links

• Ivan Mestrovic
• Fountain of the Great Lakes [[1]]
• Agora, Magdalena Abakanowicz [[2]] [[3]] [[4]]
• Buckingham Fountain
• General Logan [[5]]
• 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago
• Cloud Gate and the Crown Fountain
• Krzysztof Wodiczko
• Public Art in Chicago - Grant Park