Course Description

This course will investigate the ways in which artists have presented narratives in the public realm and the organizations that have made the presentation of those works central to their curatorial practices over the last 40 years. Focusing on recent works presented in New York’s public spaces by Creative Time, The Public Art Fund, the Percent for Art Program, Arts for Transit and other non-profits organizations, this course will look at what it meant to tell stories and open discourses that challenged or interrogated widely-held value systems, the events and the politics of their time. In addition to the specifics of current and other key works and projects, we will discuss the conditions that governed the development of public performance, temporary and permanent installations, the ways in which those works were influenced by public approval processes and governmental agencies, media coverage and community response. Each student’s final project will be an on-line proposal for an exhibition that conveys a “narrative“ developed in the context of this course, referencing other relevant works .

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Project Research: Lacey and Monica

Early Narrative Idea: The narrative I'd like to explore is the role of women in New York city. I am drawing inspiration from the recent hearings of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
and nomination of Brett Kavanaugh and the result that this whole situation has had on our country. I think that I'd specifically focus on this newfound idea of how men
"should now be afraid" around women and what that means for both men and women and for people who agree and disagree with that sentiment and why. The highly liberal
nature of the city may make it difficult to get an even comparison of people for and against Kavanaugh and their thoughts on the issue. Looking into the effects of the Women's
Walkout against Kavanaugh may be interesting in order to get some statistics on the beliefs women (and men) in the city and the detriments of their leaving their workspaces.
  • What hasn’t already been said about the case?
  • “men/boys should be afraid”


Location (flexible): 148 W 14th St (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Possible Pieces:
  • Physical interactive sculpture that somehow incorporates a survey of how people feel about the situation
  • Mural
    • Combine illustration and communication design skills
    • of or including QR code leading viewers to ??
    • Intersection: use corners of 4 buildings on intersection
      • Maybe make a 360 image
      • Or 4 people talking to each other across the intersections
  • Statistics on male sexual assault
    • “The real #HimToo is that men are more likely to be sexually assaulted than falsely accused” @amandawallwin on Twitter
Research:
Chelsea Demographics
Statistics in general:
Goals
  • Increase public knowledge and understanding


Existing #MeToo Projects/Activity

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