“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.
I know the world is bruised and bleeding, and though it is important not to ignore its pain, it is also critical to refuse to succumb to its malevolence. Like failure, chaos contains information that can lead to knowledge — even wisdom. Like art.”
— Toni Morrison —
MONDAY
More examples of Conceptual Portraits
Reading : Documenting the Lives at the Border – On Tom Kiefer’s Photographs
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/arts/tom-kiefer-migrants-exhibit-boise.html
https://www.tomkiefer.com/el-sueno-americano
Discuss ideas in a class brainstorm session
Work in progress due for discussion in next class!
WEDNESDAY
Schedule for the rest of the term:
Sign up for critique slots: Monday/Wednesday next week
