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Week 8: What makes Art, Art?
Hey everybody! Here is week 8's sources.
Definition:
Oxford, english dictionary. “Art.” art_1 Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation and Usage Notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com, 2023, https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/art_1#:~:text=%2F%C9%91%CB%90t%2F,modern%2Fcontemporary%20art.
Rules:
Foster, Cary. “Principles and Elements.pdf.” Microsoft Word - Vocabulary.doc, 27 Jan. 2006, https://massart.edu/sites/default/files/Principles%20and%20Elements.pdf. Accessed 24 Feb. 2023.
Performance art:
Definition: Wainwright, Lisa S. “Performance Art.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 15 Apr. 2011, https://www.britannica.com/art/performance-art.
Stanley, Courtney. “14 Of the Most Extreme Performance Art Pieces.” Culture Trip, The Culture Trip, 9 Dec. 2015, https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/14-of-the-most-extreme-performance-art-pieces/.
(The dinner party) brooklyn, museum. “The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago.” Brooklyn Museum: The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago, https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/dinner_party/.
(Take the money and run) Chappell, Bill. “For $84,000, an Artist Returned Two Blank Canvasses Titled 'Take the Money and Run'.” NPR, NPR, 29 Sept. 2021, https://www.npr.org/2021/09/29/1041492941/jens-haaning-kunsten-take-the-money-and-run-art-denmark-blank.
(piss christ) Yood, James W. “Piss Christ.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 11 Aug. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Piss-Christ.
(dropping the Han dynasty urn) Guggenheim, Bilbao. “Ai Weiwei, Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, 1995.” Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 2023, https://www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/en/learn/schools/teachers-guides/ai-weiwei-dropping-han-dynasty-urn-1995.
(cut piece) “Moma Learning.” MoMA, 2023, https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/yoko-ono-cut-piece-1964/.
(time clock) Chen, Sueann. “‘Time Clock Piece’ (One Year Performance 1980-81) -Tehching Hsieh.” Sueann Chen, Sueann Chen, 27 July 2020, https://sueannchen.com/writing/timeclockpiecehsiehtehching.
(shredded banksy) Pruitt-Young, Sharon. “A Banksy Piece Was Shredded at Auction in 2018. Now, It May Sell for Millions More.” NPR, NPR, 7 Sept. 2021, https://www.npr.org/2021/09/07/1034962331/banksy-shredder-girl-with-balloon-love-is-in-the-bin-auction-sothebys.
(mattress piece) Smith, Roberta. “In a Mattress, a Lever for Art and Political Protest.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 21 Sept. 2014, https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/arts/design/in-a-mattress-a-fulcrum-of-art-and-political-protest.html.
(the fountain) Tate. “'Fountain', Marcel Duchamp, 1917, Replica 1964.” Tate, 2023,
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573.
Ill cite these in a bit
https://www.history.com/news/prehistoric-cave-paintings-early-humans
Fun Facts:
Warhol: Strasnick, Stephanie. “5 Things You Never Knew about Andy Warhol.” Architectural Digest, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2016, https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/andy-warhol-fun-facts.
Van Gogh: “8 Fascinating Facts about Vincent Van Gogh: Aruma.” Aruma Disability Services, 4 July 2018, https://www.aruma.com.au/about-us/blog/8-fascinating-facts-about-vincent-van-gogh/.
Magritte: atx, fine arts. “Interesting Facts about Rene Magritte: Q&A's.” ATX Fine Arts, https://www.atxfinearts.com/blogs/news/rene-magritte-facts.
Koons: LaSane, Andrew. “25 Things You Didn't Know about Jeff Koons.” Complex, Complex, 20 Apr. 2020, https://www.complex.com/style/2013/07/things-you-didnt-know-about-jeff-koons.
Chagall: “Top 10 Outstanding Facts about Marc Chagall.” Discover Walks Blog, 17 Sept. 2022, https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/france/top-10-outstanding-facts-about-marc-chagall/.
Rembrandt: Wedia. “6 Things You May Not Have Known about Rembrandt.” IamExpat, 22 Feb. 2019, https://www.iamexpat.nl/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/things-you-may-not-have-known-about-rembrandt.
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Week 7: Revolutions and Social Movements
Here are all of the sources for the Revolutions and Social Movements episode of Now You Know!
Definitions:
“Revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolution. Accessed 17 Feb. 2023.
Brown, Tyson. “Revolution.” Education, National Geographic, 20 May 2022, https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/revolution/.
Killian, Lewis M. , Smelser, Neil J. and Turner, Ralph H.. "social movement". Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Nov. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/topic/social-movement. Accessed 17 February 2023.
Characteristics of Social Movements:
Akujobi, C.T and Jack, Jackson T.C.B (2017): Social Change and Social Problems. In Abasiekong, E.M, Sibiri, E.A, Ekpenyong, N.S (eds.) Major Themes in Sociology: An Introductory Text. pp 491-526. Benin City, Mase Perfect Prints.
Types of Social Movements:
Ideology, Revolution and, director. The Four Types of Social Movement. YouTube, YouTube, 13 Dec. 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-uYfZkq5SA&t=91s. Accessed 17 Feb. 2023.
Effects of Revolutions:
Michalopoulos, Stelios, et al. “Economic Consequences of Revolutions: Evidence from the 1789 French Revolution.” CEPR, 2 Dec. 2017, https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/economic-consequences-revolutions-evidence-1789-french-revolution.
Fun Facts:
Blm: peace foundation, sydney. “10 Things You Should Know about Black Lives Matter.” Sydneypeacefoundation, 30 Aug. 2017, https://sydneypeacefoundation.org.au/10-things-know-black-lives-matter/.
Women’s Suffrage: Project, Borgen. “10 Fascinating Facts about the Women's Suffrage Movement.” The Borgen Project, Borgen Project Https://Borgenproject.org/Wp-Content/Uploads/Logo.jpg, 12 Nov. 2019, https://borgenproject.org/womens-suffrage-movement/#:~:text=The%2019th%20Amendment%20to,a%20human%20right%20in%201979.
Pride: .com, history. “7 Facts about the Stonewall Riots and the Fight for LGBTQ Rights - History.” History.com, 28 June 2019, https://www.history.com/news/stonewall-riots-facts-gay-rights-lgbt.
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