4.367/4.368 Studio Seminar in Public Art

Focuses on the production of visual art in public places outside the gallery/museum context. Students expected to develop a project throughout the term for public placement during finals. Aesthetic, social, and political issues in the urban setting are analyzed vis-à-vis enforced public policy. Traditional forms of commemoration examined, in comparison to more temporal and critical forms of public art and action. Historical models include the Russian Constructivists, the Situationists International, Conceptual Art, and more recent interventionist tactics. Readings assigned to help assess the understanding, meaning and intention of each individual’s project. Lab fee $65.

Spring 2009

Instructor: Antonio Muntadas
Meets: MW 2:00-5:00 PM
Room: N51-348
4.367 Graduate Level Subject
4.368 Undergraduate Level Subject
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units: 3-3-6