Exhibition: Southeast Asia Art in HK
“No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia” will open on Oct 30 at Asia Society Hong Kong. A lot of works deal with social issues. (source: http://cn.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/952657/gu-gen-hai-mu-wu-guo-bie-zhan-jiang-zai-ya-zhou-xie-hui-xiang)
Exhibition: Southeast Asia Art in HK
“No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia” will open on Oct 30 at Asia Society Hong Kong. A lot of works deal with social issues. (source: http://cn.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/952657/gu-gen-hai-mu-wu-guo-bie-zhan-jiang-zai-ya-zhou-xie-hui-xiang)
Book: sleep and capitalism
Can sleep be a social issue? Yes! Jonathan Crary, a renowned historian of visual culture, argues in his new book “24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep” that “sleep can stand for the durability of the social. … In
Book: sleep and capitalism
Can sleep be a social issue? Yes! Jonathan Crary, a renowned historian of visual culture, argues in his new book “24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep” that “sleep can stand for the durability of the social. … In
Artist: Shu Lea Cheang
An artist integrating “art, queer technologies and social interference.” More information here: http://www.furtherfield.org/programmes/shu-lea-cheang-and-mark-amerika
Artist: Shu Lea Cheang
An artist integrating “art, queer technologies and social interference.” More information here: http://www.furtherfield.org/programmes/shu-lea-cheang-and-mark-amerika
Sharing: a good talk on taking risks
Just heard this talk this morning on the way to SCM, and want to share with you: http://www.npr.org/2013/03/11/174030515/making-mistakes Making Mistakes “When we start losing our tolerance for vulnerability, uncertainty, for risk — we move away from the things we need
Sharing: a good talk on taking risks
Just heard this talk this morning on the way to SCM, and want to share with you: http://www.npr.org/2013/03/11/174030515/making-mistakes Making Mistakes “When we start losing our tolerance for vulnerability, uncertainty, for risk — we move away from the things we need
Sources for social practice
Main source Creat Time’s Social Practice database http://creativetime.org/programs/archive/2011/livingasform/archive.htm (note: this database can serve as the starting point for your research; you can find out the names of artists in this field and then research further on their projects — many
Sources for social practice
Main source Creat Time’s Social Practice database http://creativetime.org/programs/archive/2011/livingasform/archive.htm (note: this database can serve as the starting point for your research; you can find out the names of artists in this field and then research further on their projects — many
Project Step 1: Social Issue
Please reflect on a social issue that you care about, and research on this issue. In our next class, please present your findings visually. Which social issue do you deeply care about? Why do you care about it? What is
Project Step 1: Social Issue
Please reflect on a social issue that you care about, and research on this issue. In our next class, please present your findings visually. Which social issue do you deeply care about? Why do you care about it? What is
Assignment 1: Case Study (due by 2013-09-08 Sunday)
Please do some research on social practice, and write about one project you like. In your description, please make sure the following items are included: name of the project name of the artist(s)/ collective date and location the form of
Assignment 1: Case Study (due by 2013-09-08 Sunday)
Please do some research on social practice, and write about one project you like. In your description, please make sure the following items are included: name of the project name of the artist(s)/ collective date and location the form of
Welcome
We will use this blog for three purposes: 1) to share knowledge: artworks and ideas that we find inspiring 2) to present class projects as they form and grow 3) to discuss issues that puzzle us.
Social Practice x Media Art 