ART 328 - Spatial Engagement & Aesthetic Meaning - Installation, A Multi-Perspective Dialogue w/Art & Space.

Installation Art now exhibits in a multitude of modalities, be it: Relational Aesthetics, Public Practice, Social Justice, Spoken Word, National and International Art Fairs, Museum and Gallery exhibitions, and other art events. From the cave paintings of early peoples to present day, Installation Art holds a challenging array of headings, sub-categories, and alternate terms, depending upon the type of experience, methodology and theoretical stance. Spatial Engagement and Aesthetic Meaning is primarily a critique course, covering different forms of aesthetic production in space. We will cover the politics of space using different analytical frameworks and topics in order to address the works we encounter. We will also take up the multiple histories within intersectional discourse on race gender and sexuality in our global culture as it relates to course material. The Claremont Graduate University Art Department has many outstanding exhibition spaces, both indoor and outdoor, all of which will be used for this course. Each student will be responsible for a minimum of two art installations and or projects as well as participate in a final group exhibition. This is a fast-paced, upbeat course geared toward the production of meaning in art. It is designed to augment or jumpstart whatever one is at work with or in the practice of. This is an innovative and participatory safe space for creative endeavors. This course may be repeated for credit.
Units: 3
Enrollment is exclusive to students in the M.A. in Art or Master of Fine Arts programs.
Course Type: Studio