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. . . . . . . . . . . . . Syllabus Sept 10 Meet in Tower Auditorium, then 312 Computer Arts Center, Tower Bldg. Introductions; Course Requirements; Chauvet Cave Art; Beauty; Discussion. Reading - Lambert, Craig, "The Stirring of Sleeping Beauty" - Stilgoe, "Chapter 1" from Outside lies Magic Assignment Observe your surroundings and take notes on any questions you have about what you notice. Sept 17 Meet in 713 Digital Video Studio, 7th floor, Tower Bldg. Visiting Artist: Ward Flemming, inventor and sculptor; Discuss your notes from last week’s assignment. Reading - Leonardo da Vinci, "Experience" from The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci - Dawkins, "Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder" Assignment Bring in 3 images related to one of your questions from previous assignment.
Sept 24 Meet in 713 Digital Video Studio, 7th floor, Tower Bldg. Discuss readings. Share images from last week's assignment. Watch "Global Brain" Video. Lecture Coco Fusco 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Tower Auditorium Reading - "Information" by Donald Burgy. Assignment Email Nita with project ideas. Oct 1 Meet in Studio Foundation Media room 304 in South Bldg Discuss readings. Introduction to a Microscope. Reading -Tufte, Various images from Envisioning Information (on reserve in Library) Assignment Write a proposal for an artwork that explores your question (ideas, questions, musings, imaginings, sketches) - you may work in groups. Oct 8 Meet in Studio Foundation Media room 304 in Kennedy Bldg Proposals due for project; More Microscope; Discuss Tufte book; lab time for scanning, tech advice, etc. Reading - Cohen, Carolyn, "A few of his favorite machines" - Loke, "The Universe Catches up as Art" Assignment Continue working on your project .. Oct 15 Field Trip - Please be on time!!! Van leaves at 9:15 - meet at Security office near paint tube bike rack. MIT Museum and Edgerton Center Strobe lab Visit. Reading - Frankel, Felice, "Envisioning Science" - since we will be hearing her speak next week, think of questions you might ask her based on what you find in this article. Assignment Find a 2 websites that are related to your project and be ready to explain their relevance. Oct 22 Meet in 312 Computer Arts Center, Tower Bldg. Present websites and discuss. Lecture Felice Frankel, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Tower Auditorium. Assignment Write a response (a paragraph, a page, a chapter, a novel - whatever it takes )to an excerpt from any of the readings already handed out or from one of the readings and books listed in the bibliography. Ask me for suggestions regarding your interests. Your writing should reflect your connection to the reading, and how this relates to your project for this class. Prepare for individual meetings with Nita the next two weeks. Oct 29 Mid Semester Warnings Issued Meet in 312 Computer Arts Center, Tower Bldg. Reading responses due Individual
meetings with Nita: everyone then goes to - Lecture Robert Park Harrison, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Tower Auditorium Nov 5 Meet in 312 Computer Arts Center, Tower Bldg. 9:30
Nate Everyone meets at 11:15 in room 312 Computer Arts Center, Tower. Reading - Several issues of The Sciences, a magazine that features Rosamond Purcell’s photography (on reserve in the Library) - since we will be meeting her next week think of questions you might ask her based on what you find in these articles.-Angier, "The Shock of the Natural: Through the Ages to an Art Show in Brooklyn"
Nov 12 Field Trip - Please be on time!!! Van leaves at 9:15 - meet at Security office near paint tube bike rack. Visit Photographer and Collector Rosamond Purcell’s Studio.
Reading - Donald Burgy, Connection Idea
Nov 19 Meet in 312 Computer Arts Center, Tower Bldg. Don Burgy visits. Lecture Ricardo Gomes, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Tower Auditorium. Reading - Raymo, Chet, "Let the Poets and Artists Teach Us What Science Can't"
Dec 3 Last Class; Meet in 312 Computer Arts Center, Tower Bldg. Presentation of your artwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Course Requirements
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