Introduction to Artistic Experimentation (Spring 2024)

Instructor

Erin Genia

TA

Frank Cong

Units

U

Lab Fee

Per-term $75 fee after Add Date; SMACT students are exempt

Credit

3-3-6

Schedule

MW 9:30am-12:30pm

Location

E15-235

Introduces artistic practice and critical visual thinking through three studio-based projects using different scales and media, for instance, “Body Extension,” “Shaping Time,” “Public Making,” and/or “Networked Cultures.” Each project concludes with a final presentation and critique. Students explore sculptural, architectural, performative artistic methods; video and sound art; site interventions and strategies for artistic engagement in the public realm. Lectures, screenings, guest presentations, field trips, readings, and debates supplement studio practice. Also introduces students to the historic, cultural, and environmental forces affecting both the development of an artistic vision and the reception of a work of art.