Grad School

Lucy Lippard, "The Dematerialization of Art" (1967) PDFFollow us on InstagramJoin Office Hours for discussion!

We read Clement Greenberg's "Avant-Garde and Kitsch" (1939) and discuss where the avant-garde went, introduce a horseshoe theory to explain the KAWS cereal, and debate whether or not the Marina Abramović Longevity Method is a conceptual project or sell-out.PDF: Clement Greenberg, "Avant-Garde and Kitsch" (1939)Article: Bret Schneider, "Criticism & Ambivalence" (2016)Art (?): Marina Abramović Longevity Method (2024)Follow us on InstagramJoin Office Hours for discussion!

We read Susan Sontag's "Against Interpretation" (1964) and discuss criticism, cave paintings, Walter de Maria, Adopt-a-Highway, and institutional critique.PDF: Susan Sontag's "Against Interpretation" (1964) Follow us on InstagramJoin Office Hours for discussion!