Woman Kicking Hat
Muybridge, 1880's. Muybridge was hired as a scientist. statement about anatomy as well as nude art.
Grand Prix
Lartigue, 1910's. Says something about the automobile and the people who had access to buying this automobile at the time. photography as a means for classifying people.
mug shot
criminals as defective people. people with certain features being susceptible to certain things.
Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development
Galton, 1880's. as if facial expressions will make their bodies "imperfect
x-ray negative of human hand
1880's.
Technology
not a natural term. technologies have agencies. they have the power to influence people.
Adol as a Superman: 'He swallows gold and spits out tin plate
Heartfield, 1930's. photomontage--mixed media. Heartfield was an opponent of Hitler. criticizing the corruptness of the Nazi party. took taxes to fund their own extravagant activities.
Triumph of the Will
Riefenstahl, 1930's. depicts the arrival of Hitler from an airplane. forms of communication. shows thousands of people excited to see Hitler.
Daily Show with Jon Stewart
2000's. making fun of conventional programs. all ideas are subjective
mass culture
suggests that we receive all our messages through centralized forms of media
publics
public places of disclosure, exchange of ideas
counterpublics
groups that realize that they are in subordinate positions in society. find new ways to speak up and speak out
mechanical reproduction
Now we have things that are changed because they are reproduced.
reproduction
a copy of an original. more widely seen than the original work of art. reproductions take over the original work.
Mona Lego
Harshbarger, 2000's. reproduction of the mona lisa using legos.
Thirty are Better Than One
Warhol, 1960's. shows reproduced image in multiples.
Retroactive
Rauschenberg, 1960's.
Roy II
Close, 1990's.
reproducability
the politics behind it.
L H O O Q
Duchamp, 1930's. found object. mona lisa but with a mustache. loosely translated to "she has a hot ass
typical Warhol strategy
multiples, reproducing an original image in different ways, diptychs, using a grid pattern
Puppies
Rogers, 1980's. Rogers sues Koons for "stealing" his photograph to make a sculpture. Koons has to pay Rogers and give him one copy of the sculpture.
String of Puppies
Koons, 1980's. Rogers sues Koons. Koons loses.
Heroic Guerilla Fighter
Korda, 1960's. this photograph is used in various prints. photographer says the picture is used without his content. sued a vodka company for misuse of a photograph.
silence=death
act up, 1980's. the gov was not doing anything about the AIDS epidemic when it first started. triangle is symbolism of Nazis. found object is triangle.
Its Big Business
Act Up, 1980's. critique of government and pharmaceutical companies making profits to cure or control AIDS
Clean for the Cure
Orek, 2000's. trying to sell vacuum cleaners in support of breast cancer, but really they are trying to sell their own product.
Pink Ribbons Inc.
Lea Pool, 2010's. pink ribbons are great, but we are not thinking about the women behind those pink ribbons. glamorizing it. not talking about the environmental causes of the disease.
Volvo ad featuring a fetus
Volvo, 1990's. saying that your baby that has not been born yet is so valuable and you should get a volvo to help protect it.
The Gross Clinic**
Eakins, 1870's. the man is not really highlighted as the central figure.
The Anatomy Lesson**
Rembrant, 1630's. the man is not highlighted as the central figure.
Vitruvian Man
daVinci, 1480's. conveys the anatomy of a human male.
The New Face of America
Time Magazine, 1990's. compares the old face of America to the "new" face. depicts multiple cultures and ethnicities within one digitally produced face
postmodernism
celebration of individuals freedom. questioned norms. student protests--Berkley. 1960's
Kettle one ad
2000's. subliminal message.
cindy sherman Untitled
1970's. wants us to know that she makes the images herself. references old movies from the 1950's. obvious costumes.
Hispanic Project
Nikki Lee, 1990's. makes a statement about race and ethnicity. juxtaposes herself with other ethnicities. wears costumes to blend in with the people she takes pictures with. only uses a disposable camera.
7th Operation
Orlan, 1990's. uses her body as a canvas. films her operations. tries to make herself look idealized.
The World
Jia Zhag-ke, 2000's. iconic buildings in replica form.
A sudden gust of wind (after Hokusai)
Wall, 1990's. inspired by an original work. made by hundreds of computer generated. imitation with a degree of comedy
Reserves: The Purim Holiday**
Boltanski, 1980's. wants us to think about something that has happened with these photographs. eerie, old.
Centre Georges Pompidou
Renzo, 1970's. a museum that shows its guts. symbolic of its structure.
Guggenheim Museum New York
Wright, 1940's-50's.
Guggenheim Bilbao Museum Spain
Gehry, 2000's. destination museum. "replica" (but not really) of the one in New York
Flaneur
a man who moves through the streets. especially in Paris. he is supposed to see the sights and be fancy. he is a man of leisure.
Illustration of 19th centure flaneur
1840's. a man of intellect and leisure.
Carnation Ad
Los Angeles, 1950's. aimed towards women--fewer calories, a women's hand, a dainty teacup.
Two Hundred Campbells soup cans
Warhol, 1960's.
The Refridgerator
Lichtenstein, 1960's. a critique of a housewife?
Branded Head
Willis-Thomas, 2000's. you might as well just put a brand on your head like an animal.