Course Description

This course will investigate the ways in which artists have presented narratives in the public realm and the organizations that have made the presentation of those works central to their curatorial practices over the last 40 years. Focusing on recent works presented in New York’s public spaces by Creative Time, The Public Art Fund, the Percent for Art Program, Arts for Transit and other non-profits organizations, this course will look at what it meant to tell stories and open discourses that challenged or interrogated widely-held value systems, the events and the politics of their time. In addition to the specifics of current and other key works and projects, we will discuss the conditions that governed the development of public performance, temporary and permanent installations, the ways in which those works were influenced by public approval processes and governmental agencies, media coverage and community response. Each student’s final project will be an on-line proposal for an exhibition that conveys a “narrative“ developed in the context of this course, referencing other relevant works .

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Paris in Mourning: Janine, Sena, Mischa, Patrick

The responses that social media had in response to the attacks in Paris were mixed and sparked an array of emotions. 




Facebook had a filter that overlaid the French flag over users' profile pictures as a means to show their support. The good will was seen as an issue to others as other nations equally attacked felt inferior and had no global response which in turn led to the creation of an "All-Flags" overlay which included the nations who were also victims of the terrorist attacks. 



In this article, titled: "Paris Attacks: Social Media Mourning Shouldn't be a Blame Game", Radhika Sanghani talks about people blaming others for not participating in the social media movements. For example, celebrities who were oblivious to the news or reacted late received backlash. 


http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/11/16/facebook-responds-to-outrage-over-its-handling-of-paris-attacks-_n_8572836.html

Facebook also activated their Safety Check feature to respond to terrorists attacks, a new aspect to a notification that used to activate when natural disasters occurred. 


In response to the Safety Check: 

"When my people died, no country bothered to lit up its landmarks in the colors of their flag. Even Facebook didn’t bother with making sure my people were marked safe, trivial as it may be. So here’s your Facebook safety check: we’ve, as of now, survived all of Beirut’s terrorist attacks."

Which brings up the issue that social media has: SELECTIVE MOURNING. 
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