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Week 13 Agenda

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Dan Phiffer

Patrick on Michael Mandiberg Review remix projects Example Curator's Statement: Elisabeth Sussman, Remote Viewing 11:30 Course Surveys Curatorial Resources for Final Projects Notes on writing a curatorial statement Assignments: Gather images, links & information on each artist included in your … Continue reading →

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Writing a Curatorial Statement

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Dan Phiffer

Here is a summary of what we went over in class as we read Elisabeth Sussman's catalog essay for Invented Worlds. Introduction — artist names, title, how the artists work, the main theme (kind of like the "thesis statement" or … Continue reading →

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Curating Resources

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Dan Phiffer

Local Artist Registries/Databases: Rhizome's Art Base and Portfolios Nurture Art Registry (Emerging artists and curators, not curated) BRIC Registry (Brooklyn affiliated visual artists, not curated) White Columns Registry (Emerging artists, curated) Some Significant New Media-related exhibitions, archived online: Beyond Interface … Continue reading →

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Week 12 Agenda

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Dan Phiffer

Nazareth on Cory Arcangel Man with a Movie Camera montage presentations Work of Art discussion cont'd Martin Arnold's Passage à l'acte Demo: using MPEG Streamclip to gather footage from the internets, and a few more Final Cut techniques Final Projects! … Continue reading →

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Final Project: Virtual Exhibition

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Dan Phiffer

Create a virtual exhibition around one of the themes we've discussed in class. Such themes might include mapping in art, reproduction/appropriation, Net Art, text in art, social media — pick something that interests you! You should choose works by at … Continue reading →

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Week 11 Agenda

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Dan Phiffer

Leurin on Golan Levin Discussion: The Work of Art, introduction through section VIII A quick look at UbuWeb, Hollis Frampton's (nostalgia) (description), and Martin Arnold's Passage à l'acte Video demos MPEG Streamclip Interface/Basic Editing importing sound exporting for Vimeo (Instructions) … Continue reading →

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Week 10 Agenda

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Dan Phiffer

Karl on Paul Chan Appropriation, commerce, and Richard Prince Richard Prince at Gagosian Richard Prince at the Guggenheim (Cowboys series) Into the Sunset at MoMA The making of Greg Allen's Untitled 300x404 300x404 for sale at 20x200 The Cariou vs … Continue reading →

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Week 7 Agenda

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Dan Phiffer

Artist Presentation: Chris R. on Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries Schedule for makeup class Original Terkel Field Recordings and Field Recording/Interview Discussion Read Steve Roden's Active Listening Audio Tours & Sound Mapping: Slate's Unauthorized Audio Tours (The Met Intro, map), Ghost … Continue reading →

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Midterm: Acoustic Space Tour

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Dan Phiffer

For the midterm you will be creating a "site-specific" sound piece that is meant to be experienced in a particular location in the city. Taking cues from projects we've looked at in class, like Janet Cardiff, Invisible-5, SOUNDWALK, and Slate's … Continue reading →

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Week 5 Agenda

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Dan Phiffer

Artist Presentation: Charles on Amit Pitaru Review/Share Audacity Exercises (drop your .aup file + data folder in lab share) Discuss Listening (On the Media, Radiolab) 323 Gallery Mac Audio Basics/Soundflower Demo (PDF) Lab Time Assignments: Two short readings on sound … Continue reading →

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