Week 1
Mon. Sept 8
- Introductions, syllabus
- Tour of lab and equipment
- Class blog – invites, demo post
- Artists: Katherine Boyer, Bruce Nauman, Sol LeWitt, Yoko Ono
- Short Assignment 1: KILOMETRE
Wed. Sept 10
- Artist: Marina Abramović
- Screening & discussion: The Artist is Present (with popcorn)
Week 2
Mon. Sept 15
- Due: KILOMETRE
- Critique: KILOMETRE
- How to do a blog posting
Wed. Sept 17
- Lecture: Intro to Video Art
- Assign Video Art reading + notes
- Assign: One Feat Three Ways (Groups of 2–3)
Week 3
Mon. Sept 22
- Due: Blog post on Kilometre piece + reading notes
- Camera + lighting demo
- Group idea discussions
- Studio bookings
- work period
Wed. Sept 24
- Reading in class: NYT Dance article
- Movement workshop, warm-ups
- Assign: Field Trip Blog Post
- Reminder: Mandatory field trip next Wednesday
- work period
Week 4
Mon. Sept 29
- Discuss field trip
- Due: Group video ideas – roundtable
- Final Cut Pro editing demo (bring footage!)
- Work time + consultations
- Studio bookings
Wed. Oct 1
- MANDATORY FIELD TRIP to the AGG
- Meet in studio, walk over together
Week 5
Mon. Oct 13
- Thanksgiving Holiday – no class
Wed. Oct 15
- Bring props for group work in class
- Work in progress discussion
- Studio bookings
Week 6
Mon. Oct 20
- Critique: VIDEO ART
Wed. Oct 22
- Critique: VIDEO ART (cont.)
- Reading assigned: Pauline Oliveros – in class if time (notes due on blog by end of week)
Week 7
Mon. Oct 27
- New Assignment: AUDIO ART
- Artists: Christof Migone, Kelly Mark, Marla Hlady, Yoko Ono, Christian Marclay, Jeremy Deller + more
Wed. Oct 29
- Audio recording demo
- Audio editing demo
- Roundtable: present ideas
Week 8
Mon. Nov 3
- Work time (recording & editing)
- Must show instructor work in progress
Wed. Nov 5
- Critique: AUDIO ART
- Revise works for blog
Week 9
Mon. Nov 10
- New Assignment: CONCEPTUAL PORTRAIT
- Artists: Jonathan Monk, Douglas Gordon, Micah Lexier, Katie Paterson, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Germaine Koh, Tom Friedman
- Student examples
- More artists: John Baldessari, Kelly Mark, Lenka Clayton, Christine Sun Kim
- Discuss readings
Wed. Nov 12
- More Conceptual Portrait examples
- Ideas roundtable – discuss your Conceptual Portrait
- Work in class
- Show work in progress
- Editing + support with Michelle and Nathan
Week 10
Mon. Nov 17
- Independent studio work
Wed. Nov 19
- Final Critique: CONCEPTUAL PORTRAITS (10 groups)
Week 11
Mon. Nov 24
- New Assignment: Artist Multiple – Zines
- Design + Printing demo
Wed. Nov 26
- InDesign, printing
- Discuss ideas
- Work in class
- Artist statements + documentation workshop
Fri. Nov 28 – LAST CLASS + PARTY
- Critique: Zines + blog documentation
- folding and cutting
- End of term party 🎉