Monthly Archives: March 2011

“Shoot an Iraqi” Part 2

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Tara

After discussing the book in class, I thought about it and I would not shoot him. I would maybe go to the web site if I saw a link in an article because I would be curious. I suppose I … Continue reading →

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Week 9 Reading

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Tara

In the Ana Mendieta’s excerpt “Art and Politics”, it discusses her opinion of the integrity of artists. Mendieta believes art is a matter of vocation that limits the kind of art an artist can do. I don’t think an artist … Continue reading →

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Art Break: Sam Cady

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Tara

Today I went to the artist talk with Sam Cady. He went through a slide presentation with a wide range of examples from his work since grad school. It was cute seeing a a watercolor of a house he painted … Continue reading →

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“Shoot an Iraqi” Part 1

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Tara

I have started to read the first part of the book Shoot an Iraqi, by Wafaa Bilal and Kari Lydersen. The book describes Wafaa Bilal’s experience of his performance art, Domestic Tension at Chicago’s FlatFile Galleries in Spring 2007 and … Continue reading →

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Week 7 Reading

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Tara

In the article from the Boston Magazine, The ICA: Exhibitionists?, Rachel Levitt Slade discusses her impression of the ICA. Slade’s own first experience with the building set up the mood of her entire impression. She writes that the job of … Continue reading →

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Art Break: James Mullen

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Tara

I really enjoyed this artist and his presentation. It was really like a guest lecturer for a class, but I didn’t mind, because he really covered everything. Mullen went all the way from his undergraduate studies, which were focused on … Continue reading →

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Week 6 Reading Part 3

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Tara

In the excerpt from The Artist Interrogated: Interviews and Other Inquisitions, it first describes the trial examination of Mark Bridger after he poured ink on Damien Hirst’s piece of a white lamb in formaldehyde in 1994. Mark Brigder said he … Continue reading →

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ICA Boston Field Trip

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Tara

Last Thursday, my class took a trip down to the ICA Boston to see the current exhibition and a showing of the short films nominated for an Oscar this year. The main exhibit on half of the gallery was of … Continue reading →

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Week 6 Reading Part 2

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Tara

The article Abstract Art’s New World, Forged for All by Michael Kimmelman, is a review of Richard Serra museum within the Guggenheim in Bilboa. Serra’s new curve steel work is an evolution of his previous works that weren’t well received. … Continue reading →

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Week 6 Reading Part 1

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Tara

In the article Anytime, Anywhere by Sasha Frere-Jones, it discusses whether Kanye West actually has to be a good artist, when he does so many things that keep him in the public eye. The article describes him as having a … Continue reading →

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