Outline of lecture
Kinji Akagawa is a famous public artist and a holder of McKnight Prize in the United States who designed a peace bridge in Minneapolis. In this term, he will continue to produce benches at the top flour of newly constructed building at a courtyard in the main building with students from May 3rd. This is an advanced course based upon last year's workshop. Students are required to participate this project by designing and making a bench in a small group under his guidance. Thus the skills of handing wood and other materials are preferable for participants. Those who are willing to attend a class are required to submit a short note including his or her reasons to attend a class and his or her past experiences about making arts and producing goods by 18th of April to the center for the study of world civilizations. The maximum number of participants will be limited due their skills.
Purpose of lecture
To understand contemporary art world with special emphasis on dialogue community art conception and to implement this idea in making benches.
Plan of lecture
1. The lecture will be contextualized to speak about the issues of de-specialization of art.
2. The lecture will be structured to open a dialogue from subjective experiences into intersubjective experiences.
3. Work samples with a slide show.
Plan of workshop
1. 3rd,4th,5th and 6th of May 1000-1705hours
2. 8th,12th,13th of May 1650-1905horus
3, 17th of May 1300-1430 hours All perticiapnts are required to make a real bench in couryard of main building.
Textbook and reference
a. "Building Dwelling Thinking" from the book "Basic Writings" by Martin Heidegger
b. "Philosophy on the way to Ecology" from the book "The Spell of the Sensuous" by David Abram
c. Toward a Philosophy of the Act" by M. M. Bakhtin
d. "Eye and Mind" from the book "The Primacy of Perception" by Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Related and/or prerequisite courses
none but it is preferable to take modern art workshop A or B.
some craft making skill is required.
Evaluation
After the completion of the contemporary art workshop;
a. presentation of completed studio work
b. appropriateness of the use of techniques and materials
c. overall presentation of ideas to the whole class
Comments from lecturer
Final presentation of the critique session with the invited guest professors (Professors Yasuda and Hidano)
Supplement
連絡先:世界文明センター(内線3892)
人数制限することがあります、かならず文明科目ガイダンスに出席ください、不可能な場合は文明センターに来て登録等してください。希望者は4月18日までにこれまでの希望動機と制作経験をメモにして提出のこと。
アカガワキンジ氏は著名なパブリックアーティストで.彫刻家としても有名。ミネアポリス芸術大学名誉教授