ARTS 224
Materials of Performance Fall 2017
Division I
This is not the current course catalog

Class Details

Mud, meat, lard, time, cruelty, and language. These are the materials of performance art. This course will examine the catalog of 10 distinct artists who incorporate performance into their interdisciplinary practices. Students will investigate why certain materials appear in each artists work and how artists disrupt the sign/signifier relationship to create new meanings for these materials. The goal of this course is to enable students to develop a distinct and focused voice as performers/artists by gaining an understanding of the methods and theories of the performance art genre. Artists covered will include: Bruce Nauman, Carrie Mae Weems, Mike Kelley, Santiago Sierra, and Shirin Neshat.
The Class: Format: studio
Limit: 15
Expected: 15
Class#: 1968
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: completion of readings, writing reflections, active class participation, creation of weekly performances, and students may be required to visit exhibitions
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis
Prerequisites: students who have previously taken a studio class with performance elements, a dance or theater class, or by permission of the instructor
Enrollment Preferences: Art Studio majors
Materials/Lab Fee: lab fee of $150 will be added to the student's term bill
Distributions: Division I

Class Grid

Course Catalog Archive Search

TERM/YEAR
TEACHING MODE
SUBJECT
DIVISION



DISTRIBUTION



ENROLLMENT LIMIT
COURSE TYPE
Start Time
End Time
Day(s)