Explorations in Live Art
Days: M W
Time: 11:00am - 12:50pm
Building: MCMA
Classroom: Communications 1116
Instructor: Robert Spahr
Contact: rspahr@siu.edu AIM:
rospahr
Office: MCMA 1121E
Office Hours: Tue 1-3pm, Wed 9-11am, Thurs 1-3pm
Course Syllabus Location: http://www.robertspahr.com/ela/
Course Listings:
Adv Tpcs Interdisciplinary Std: Live Art - CP 470D 001 CRN: 26887
Media Arts Studio Seminar: Live Art - MCMA 543 004 CRN: 27240
Suggested Text:
Goldberg, Roselee. Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present Thames & Hudson World of Art
* All other readings will be distributed in class or available online. *
Description:
This course exposes students to the history of performance art as an open-ended medium, executed by artists impatient with the limitations of more traditional art, and determined to take their interdisciplinary message directly to the public.
For this course we will define performance simply as live art by artists. Students will draw on any number of disciplines and media for material, such as visual art, literature, theater, poetry, music, dance, and installation art as well as video, film, and the Internet. We will use historical texts, theoretical writings, analysis and ensemble work to better understand the history of performance art and the various forms it takes. Students will create individual and group performance pieces, which will be presented to the public in an evening of Live Art.
Each student will keep a journal to record his or her thoughts and responses to the semester's work, and use the journal to identify their strengths as artists and areas they may want to explore for future development. Basic use of Final Cut Pro will be covered if necessary, for use to create self-contained video documentation of each performance project. All projects must be documented on any suitable medium, CD, VHS, DV, or DVD.
Syllabus:
Jan 20
Introduction and overview of Live Art
Speed-Viewers Guide to Digital Media
Some Strategies of Live Art
Jan 25
Futurism
Reading:
Luigi Russolo: The Art of Noises, July 1, 1913. (Listen to Intonarumori)
F.T. Marinetti, et al: The Futurist Cinema, November 15, 1916.
F.T. Marinetti, et al: The Futurist Synthetic Theatre, February 18th, 1915.
Suggested further reading:
Futurism (art)
Intonarumori
To be viewed in class:
Selected Performances
Exercise One
Jan 27
Lab/Open Studio
Feb 01
Russian Futurism & Constructivism
Reading:
Eisenstein: Montage in 1938
Feb 03
Lab/Open Studio
Exercise Two
Listen:
Steve Reich:Come Out
Steve Reich: Drumming (Part 1)
View:
Steve Reich - South Bank Show - Part 1
Steve Reich - South Bank Show - Part 2
Mashups:
Kutiman-Thru-you - 01 - Mother of All Funk Chords
Kutiman-Thru-you - 03 - I'm New
Alohomora
Scrumdiddlyumptious
To be viewed in class:
RiP! A Remix Manifesto 1:26:23
Feb 08
Lab/Open Studio - Work on Exercise 2
Selected Performances
theFluxusPerformanceWorkbook
Feb 10
Present Exercise 2
Feb 15
Present Exercise 2 continued
Feb 17
Dada & Surrealism
Reading:
Tzara: Dada Manifesto 1918
View/Listen:
Film: Four Films by Four Artists
Audio: Duchamp / Huelsenbeck
Oldenburg: I Am For An Art
Selected Images: Minimalism
Selected Performances
Feb 22
Lab/Open Studio
Feb 24
To be viewed in class:
Inside New York's Art World: Jim Dine 28:15
Lab/Open Studio
Mar 01
Project #1 Presentations/Critques
Journals are due.
Mar 03
Project #1 Presentations/Critques
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Spring Vacation Saturday, March 6, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, March 14
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Mar 15
Project #1 Presentations/Critques/Studio
Mar 17
Happenings / Media Generation
Reading:
Jim Dine: A Statement: The Car Crash Happening
George Brecht: Chance-Imagery
Mar 22
Lab/Open Studio
Mar 24
Lab/Open Studio
Mar 29
Lab/Open Studio
Mar 31
Lab/Open Studio
Apr 05
Lab/Open Studio
Apr 07
Lab/Open Studio
Apr 12
Lab/Open Studio - Works in Progress
Apr 14
Lab/Open Studio - Works in Progress
Apr 19
Class is cancelled.
7th Annual Research Town Meeting and Fair
Apr 21
Lab/Open Studio - Developing Group Project
Apr 26
Walkthrough / Tech rehearsal for Live Art Event
Apr 28
Visiting Artist Milcho Manchevski - workshop 'Directing for Camera'
10AM-1PM CP Soundstage (Comm 1116)
Apr 30
ARTSTUMPH @ CP Soundstage (Comm 1116) - Live Art Event
http://www.artstumph.com
CP Soundstage - Comm 1116
12:00 noon for Tech rehearsal
Performance 7:00 PM
May 03
Project #2 Presentations/Critique, final documentation of projects due.
Journals are due.
May 05
Project #2 Presentations/Critique, final documentation of projects due.
Journals are due.
May 11, Tuesday 12:50-2:50pm
Project #2 Presentations/Critique, final documentation of projects due.
May 28th, Friday 2pm-9PM
ARTSTUMPH @ Cedarhurst Art Center - Live Art Event
Event 6-9 PM, Performance @ 7PM
http://www.cedarhurst.org
Performance Projects: Two Individual & One Group Project
Two Individual Performances
Each student will develop and present two original performance projects. You will have the opportunity to present projects as works in progress during lab/open studio time, and again as a final performance; dates are listed in the course schedule. After the first showing for each performance, you will receive feedback from the class and myself. You will then have time to continue your work on the performance for a final showing. The first project will focus on creating a visual performance piece, the second project must use text as well as visual elements. More details on these projects will be given.
One Group Performance - An evening of Live Art for the public.
A group collaborative performance will be developed in the class. This performance will be created and structured by the group, and will be the "container" for each students two individual performances projects. This group performance (containing the individual projects) will then be performed as a complete evening of Live Art for the general public. Date and location TBA.
Projects can be documented on any suitable medium, CD, VHS, DV, or DVD.
Evaluation:
The work in this course requires motivation, exploration, risk-taking, and most importantly, an openness to new ideas. Attendance is required because much of the work is collaborative. Attendance and promptness are mandatory. The grading policy of this class is meant to encourage you to explore new ideas and take chances. Do not think in terms of "What must I do to receive an A grade", but think in terms of what you would like to learn. All assignments and projects are due at the beginning of class.
Journal: Each student will respond to the class readings, their own performance projects, and any recorded performances we watch in the class. Students should also document their creative process, and artistic development within the journal. Think of the journal as a resource, to contain your present ideas and hints of future directions to explore.
Each Performance Project will be graded on artistic, creative and intellectual merit.
Grades will be based on the following:
- Originality of concept
- Delivery (execution of the concept)
- Documentation
- Process
- Craft
- Critique participation
Your final grade will be determined by the following:
- 20% Participation
- 10% Journal
- 25% Project #1
- 25% Project #2
- 20% Group Project
Web Resources:
Creative Commons Filmmaking - A Swarm Of Angels remixes modern cinema
Aspen: The Multimedia Magazine in a Box
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Instructors will provide guidance and direction to students in the classroom in the event of an emergency affecting your location. It is important that you follow these instructions and stay with your instructor during an evacuation or sheltering emergency. The Building Emergency Response Team will provide assistance to your instructor in evacuating the building or sheltering within the facility.
Disabled Students:
Instructors and students in the class will work together as a team to assist disabled students out of the building safely. Disabled students will stay with the instructor and communicate with the instructor what is the safest way to assist them.
Tornado:
During the spring semester we have a Storm Drill.
Pick up your belongings and your instructor will lead you to a safe area of the basement. No one will be allowed to stay upstairs. Stay away from windows. The drill should not last more than 10 minutes. You must stay with your instructor so he/she can take roll calls. Students need to be quiet in the basement as the BERT members are listening to emergency instructions on handheld radios and cannot hear well in the basement.
Fire:
During the fall semester we have a Fire Drill.
Pick up your belongings and your instructor will lead you to either the North or South parking lot depending on what part of the building your class is in. You must stay with your instructor so he/she can take roll calls. As soon as the building is all clear, you will be allowed to return to class.
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Bomb Threat:
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Earthquake:
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Women's Self-Defense Class:
For interested female students and female faculty and staff, the SIU Public Safety Department sets up free self-defense classes. The SIU Public Safety Department will be teaching this class. They teach a free class in the fall and spring at the Rec Center. In the fall you would register at the Rec Center for the Women's Self-Defense Class or RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) as it is sometimes called. If you have questions about registering for the class, you can send an email to lavong@siu.edu. LaVon is the contact in the Dean's Office in the Communications building that will assist you to try to find the class you need.
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