ARTS 14
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An exploration of cross-disciplinary sampling: digital and visual art, sculpture, sound, music, moving image, text, theater. Paul de Jong presents the vast media archive the Mall of Found as a point of departure for discussion and as the resource for creative exploration, touching upon issues specific to the inception, production and presentation of art using sampled sources. De Jong will address topics related to the creative process and issues specific to the field of sampling: integrity in appropriation, conflict in collaboration, developing method and technique, making your own rules and having changes of heart, documenting and archiving, commercial considerations, presentation and audience subjectivity. Participants will receive a detailed introduction to the archive and its makeup. Throughout, access will be given to the digital collection. The physical archive (housed in North Adams, MA) will be accessible by appointment and through weekly group excursions. After determination of individual and collective goals, emphasis shall be given to a hands-on creative approach, outside-of-class. In-class time will be set aside for weekly individual presentations and critiques, as well as daily group meetings for topical discussions. The course may result in individual or group works presented in a gallery show, as a theatrical/musical performance, a movie showing, a web production, printed matter, publications, or readings. Paul de Jong’s Mall of Found is home to a wealth of assorted fringe media and ephemera. This includes some 5,000+ VHS, 1,500 LP’s, 5,000 cassette tapes, as well as photography, printed matter and film, numbering over 100,000. The subject matter is sprawling, favoring independent and amateur production and analog forms. Categories include: televangelism, self-help, hunting, meditation, technical, instructional, medical and much more. Paul de Jong (formerly of the Books) recently released his second solo album You Fucken Sucker.
The Class: Limit: 15
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation: final formal public exhibit
Prerequisites: active engagement in the creation of art, photography, film and video, poetry and prose, dance, theater and music
Enrollment Preferences: submitting portfolio, resume or proposal
Attributes: EXPE Experiential Education Courses

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