2039-452 - Art and Activism

Institution:

Rochester Institute of Technology

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Description:

This course will focus on artists using their work for the purpose of changing society. Students will consider work by both individual artists and artists working in groups that cause critics, art historians, other artists and the viewing public to ask if what they are doing is art. Although there will be forays back to the 19th and early 20th centuries, most of the time will be dedicated to artists of the last three decades. We will examine texts that propose art to be a form of activism and persuade artists to be responsible for the way they represent the world and maybe even determine if the goal of art is not to represent it in the fi rst place. The artists we discuss are concerned with problems in our society that affect gender, race, sexuality, poverty, labor issues, and the environment. (2039-225, 2039-226, 2039-227) Credit 3

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rit.edu/

Phone Number:

(585) 475-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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