In this topic unit, we focus on Miami Art Week, and the exposure it offers us to different portions of what we're calling The Art Universe.
You have two assignments for this Topic:
1) An in-depth work with no restrictions, due on Tuesday, December 12 at 10 AM.
2) Outside visits, to be completed during class time on Thursday, December 7.
For the outside visits, we are using Thursday's class time to be certain that you will have the time to explore some of the opportunities presented by Art Basel Miami Beach (the convention center event and associated activities) and Miami Art Week (every non-ABMB event that happens in town at the same time).
Instead of repeating the information on the handout we gave you in class, there will be a list of links at the end of this post. Additionally, here's an article in the Miami New Times about getting around during this week without a car.
Using class time for the outside visits means that this is NOT OPTIONAL; you MUST go experience some Miami Art Week activities during Thursday's allotted class time. Expect a link to a form with questions designed to prompt you about your experiences. Remember also to take a selfie of yourself at the events, with the symbol that Don asked you to include when we discussed this in-class. As stated, only those selfies with the correct presentation will be valid.
You should also take notes at each event you attend, since you do not yet have access to the form questions. Consider what sorts of questions were asked in previous forms as a guide for what information might be necessary for you to record. Since this topic considers The Art Universe as a whole, many of the form questions will be written to elicit your observations about that. These may include sponsorship, evidence of hierarchical structures, audience type, comparisons between previous experiences, and so on.
EDIT: Response form located here; due on Tuesday, December 12 at 11:59 PM.
Our last class will be Tuesday, December 12--please remember to bring snacks to share with the class as we will make the day an end-of-semester celebration honoring your work and development throughout the semester.
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Helpful Miami Art Week links (not arranged in any particular order, however, if an event/site is not open on Thursday, Dec. 7th, it hasn't been listed):
Hyperallergic--Your Concise Guide to Miami Art Week 2017
Casa Lin
Art Basel Miami Beach
Design Miami
Ink Miami
Fair. [Located in Brickell City Center]
Mana Contemporary--various events downtown
Miami Street Photography Festival [Located at History Miami]
History Miami Street Photography Festival [different link, same event as above]
CIFO
Art Africa Miami Arts Fair [Located in Overtown]
NADA--New Art Dealer's Alliance [Located in the Ice Palace, downtown]
White Cube--off-site installation by Ibrahim Mahama [Located in the Design District]
Gagosian and Jeffrey Deitch--Abstract/Not Abstract [Located in the Design District]
John Baldessari in the Craig Robins Collection [Located in the Design District]
Untitled
Superfine!
Little Haiti Cultural Center
