Thursday, January 26, 2012

welcome to the class blog

wk 1 homework:


Homework
1.  Draft midterm proposal:  write one page and post to class blog the subject matter ideas, questions on your subject matter to research, potential project forms
2.  Readings:  Cotton intro, chapter 1, chapter 2 bring questions on the readings for class discussion, I will be calling on students randomly
3.  Write a review on Light Years conceptual photography exhibit at AIC and post on blog.  Do this review in the form of an outline instead of paragraph form.  Come up with four opinions, and for each observation write at least four supporting points that aren’t opinion but explicit points of evidence to back up your opinions.
4.  Prepare ppt presentation (no clicking through websites) on past work: 10 slides, 10 minute time limit…this will be enforced so practice a few times

buy irwin text seeing is forgetting so you have it for week 3 reading

for reference:
on portal is chapter 6 of a text by Barrett on criticizing photographs
roberta smith reviews ryan trecartin
jerry saltz reviews the 2010 whitney biennial
holland cotter reviews younger than jesus

we are starting with a fire, hang on for the ride, i promise we will achieve a lot together


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