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gallatin orientation was fabulous. The people were great, I got all my first choice classes, and I showed my portfolio to the head of the art dept and got placed into an art class with 4 grad. students and three juniors. My advisor is a jazz guitarist who teaches music composition. He's so chill with everything. I got put in the group of "music kids" who had him. He had so many cool stories and has played with so many amazing musicians.
My courses are:
1.FYS: The Aura: Production, Re-Production and Authenticity
What happens to the arts and society in an age of transition that includes radically new technologies that alter the production, presentation, and distribution of art works, literature, and performance? Who decides what has the “aura of the real” and what is merely a lifeless reproduction? The question of authenticity is as ancient as prophecy and folk tales, but it is also a contemporary concern as modern cities build upon the past to produce new urban identities and as debates rage over intellectual property. In this seminar we will concentrate on a number of literary, dramatic, and other texts that explore these issues. Readings may include selections from Frazer, Benjamin, Baudrillard, Žižek, Barthes, Klinger, Debord, Plato, Mallory, Spenser, Shakespeare, Woolf,Borges, Proust, Burroughs and Kerouac. Film selections may include work by Chaplin, Lang, Fellini, Cocteau, Busby Berkley, and Monty Python. There will be field trips to art museums and to New York buildings that attempt to reproduce a “lost” past.
2.WS I: Aesthetics on Trial
While cultures often like to see themselves reflected in the arts, groundbreaking art is frequently accompanied by controversy. In literature, Nabokov was faced with charges of obscenity. In the visual arts, controversies surrounding “public art” have helped to determine what art can be and do from a social perspective. In photography, people like Mapplethorpe have challenged the role of the visual arts as innocent representation. In film, Reifenstahl blurred the line between aesthetics and politics by directing for Hitler. Through critical writing we will investigate such questions as: How do we define art? What constitutes obscenity in the arts? Is art inherently political? Three shorter essays and a longer literary-critical paper are required. Texts may include selections from: Danto, Lin, Nabokov, Plato, and Riefenstahl.
3.Rudiments of Contemporary Musicianship
This course is designed to help the student develop a better understanding of music by presenting the opportunity to experience music “as a musician.” Students learn basic music theory, develop rudimentary musicianship skills, and compose and rehearse student compositions. The goal is for each student to be able to compose and perform original music. The workshop meets in a professional music rehearsal studio where students have access to a wide variety of musical instruments.
4.Projects in Sculpture and Mixed Media
Emphasis on specialized materials or techniques allows students to broaden the range of their skills and expression. Past topics have included clay, fiber, wood, cold glass, hot glass, low bas-relief, high relief, and jewelry. Projects are chosen as a result of student and faculty interest.
5.Private Music Composition (I'm taking it with this woman Dafna Naphtali who has a background in doing experimental electronic music composition so I'm hoping she can help push my music in a really different direction.)
ah i'm so excited for the fall.
My courses are:
1.FYS: The Aura: Production, Re-Production and Authenticity
What happens to the arts and society in an age of transition that includes radically new technologies that alter the production, presentation, and distribution of art works, literature, and performance? Who decides what has the “aura of the real” and what is merely a lifeless reproduction? The question of authenticity is as ancient as prophecy and folk tales, but it is also a contemporary concern as modern cities build upon the past to produce new urban identities and as debates rage over intellectual property. In this seminar we will concentrate on a number of literary, dramatic, and other texts that explore these issues. Readings may include selections from Frazer, Benjamin, Baudrillard, Žižek, Barthes, Klinger, Debord, Plato, Mallory, Spenser, Shakespeare, Woolf,Borges, Proust, Burroughs and Kerouac. Film selections may include work by Chaplin, Lang, Fellini, Cocteau, Busby Berkley, and Monty Python. There will be field trips to art museums and to New York buildings that attempt to reproduce a “lost” past.
2.WS I: Aesthetics on Trial
While cultures often like to see themselves reflected in the arts, groundbreaking art is frequently accompanied by controversy. In literature, Nabokov was faced with charges of obscenity. In the visual arts, controversies surrounding “public art” have helped to determine what art can be and do from a social perspective. In photography, people like Mapplethorpe have challenged the role of the visual arts as innocent representation. In film, Reifenstahl blurred the line between aesthetics and politics by directing for Hitler. Through critical writing we will investigate such questions as: How do we define art? What constitutes obscenity in the arts? Is art inherently political? Three shorter essays and a longer literary-critical paper are required. Texts may include selections from: Danto, Lin, Nabokov, Plato, and Riefenstahl.
3.Rudiments of Contemporary Musicianship
This course is designed to help the student develop a better understanding of music by presenting the opportunity to experience music “as a musician.” Students learn basic music theory, develop rudimentary musicianship skills, and compose and rehearse student compositions. The goal is for each student to be able to compose and perform original music. The workshop meets in a professional music rehearsal studio where students have access to a wide variety of musical instruments.
4.Projects in Sculpture and Mixed Media
Emphasis on specialized materials or techniques allows students to broaden the range of their skills and expression. Past topics have included clay, fiber, wood, cold glass, hot glass, low bas-relief, high relief, and jewelry. Projects are chosen as a result of student and faculty interest.
5.Private Music Composition (I'm taking it with this woman Dafna Naphtali who has a background in doing experimental electronic music composition so I'm hoping she can help push my music in a really different direction.)
ah i'm so excited for the fall.