Write a 5- to 6-page essay on one of the following topics. EaCh quesuon “gihese; instead,
invites a range of different approaches. There is not a “correct” answer to any 0
please think these through in ways that make sense to you.
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Be sure to pm down your argument with reference to specific artlsrttsizu’ar
back up your reasoning with close description and discussion of Pa have
works of art. Consider the various points of view that seem pertinent which you ic
encountered in the readings. Additional sources can be found using J-Stor (an electrcd>n s of
database of scholarly journals available on the Copley Library website) and in the hol IflngsU and
Copley Library and the “Circuit” (which brings materials from the libraries of UCSDi S h’ould
CAL State San Marcos for you to pick up at the Copley Library circulation desk). Papers 5
include a bibliography and sources should be cited in parenthetical notes or endnoteS-
l. Discuss the ways in which art since I945 has incorporated the participation of the
“viewer” / “audience”. Focus on 3 or 4 artists.
2. Discuss the role of the human figure / body in art since I945. Focus on 3 or 4 artists.
3. In what ways have artists moved out of the gallery/museum since I955, and into the
spaces beyond. Focus on 3 or 4 artists. There are many ways to tackle this question. Focus on a
group of artists whose work intrigues you. Why, in your opinion, have they chosen to work In
sites not customarily set aside for art? What challenges and possibilities emerge from the
contexts they have chosen?
4. Discuss the enlistment of language (words!) in art since I955. How and why have artists
incorporated words into their works? Focus on 3 or 4 artists.
5. Discuss ways in which art made anytime since I940 has been enlisted to expose. and
perhaps intervene in, the dynamics of power. Focus on 3 or 4 artists.
6. Mull over the relationship of an and popular culture since l950. Focus your discussion on 3
or 4 artists.
7. Consider the implications of “new media” that unfold over time-whether happenings.
performance, video or interactive lnternet art. Focus your discussion on 3 or 4 artists.
8. Discuss abstraction in painting and sculpture since I945. Focus on the work of 3 or 4 artiSts,
9. Focusing on art since I 945, compose a question that intrigues you, and then answer it,
Center your discussion around the work of 3 or 4 artists.