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Scrolls preserved by Mt.Vesuvius eruption. Shows the usage of scrolls as a means of storing and conveying information and writing.
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Mosaic from emperor Hadrian’s villa at Tivoli Sosus of Pergamon. Speaks to the level of excess Roman emperors indulged and consequently the disparities between social classes present in ancient Rome.
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Demonstrate unusual likenesses and skewed perspective used in Europe at the time.
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Korean religious text. One of the earliest documents made from metal movable type.
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Life sized fresco which is known to be one of the earliest uses of linear perspective in a painting.
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Book that argues that classical ideas of proportion, perspective, color, light, and composition are crucial to an effective artwork.
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Depicts the Virgin Mary nursing Jesus . Stylizes Mary almost as a piece of architecture / throne to be sat on. Throne is a biblical reference to the throne of Solomon. Oranges shown as a symbol of paradise.
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Objects present and compositional relationships are highly symbolic. Cucumbers and the melon act as symbols of redemption while the apples and fly are symbols of sin. Surreal aspects of perspective emphasize fruit and fly.
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Portrays women trying to overpower men. Work recounts the assassination of a Jewish general, Holofernes, by a maiden, Judith. Gentileschi worked under a painter who sexually abused her and traumatized her / ruined her public image. Consequently, the piece is a semi-autobiographical portrait of her thoughts / experiences.
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Intense mathematical assessment of optics. Degan understanding of color and light via a prism which lead to theory of RYB as primary colors. Determined white is the combination of all color (in terms of light). Also discovered magenta (red+violet) which was extra special and not within the ROYGBIV spectrum.
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Property that had been in the hands of the French royalty for a long time which Louis XIV began developing. Created a monument to his ultimate power in a style that reflected his ideology. Very decadent baroque stylization which enforced prevailing monarchical attitudes. Done in tandem with the movement of the French royal court from Paris to fetishize the actions / presence of the king and to create a false sense of importance
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Created “daguerrotypes” - an image translated onto a piece of polished silver. Created chemical process to develop photographic images. In his word, “I have seized the light - I have arrested its flight!”
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First known photograph.
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Photographs documenting Crimean war. Begins conversation about truth in terms of photography due to the possibility that the photos taken were staged / manipulated.
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Portrays a confident, emboldened prostitute being served by a disenfranchised black female servant. Simultaneously illustrates increasingly liberal perceptions of women and political / socio-economic relationships between white and black people in the Western world.
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Portrays the artist's mom. Image shows Whistler's equal parts of affection and fear for his mother, particularly through facial expression and compositional choices.
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Depicts the death of a mother during childbirth in an expressionist manner with the intention to evoke the horrors war, loss, and death.
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Hung a painted black square as a portal icon, a Eastern European tradition that entails mounting a cross / images of icons in the corner of the room. Speaks to the artist's skepticism of the past, the lack of necessity of icons, and the extent that religion is ingrained in Russian culture.
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Most famous example of Duchamp's readymades. Submitted urinal with writing on it to be displayed in an open art exhibition organized by the Society of Independent Artists. The piece was rejected after being deemed to be "not art". Illustrates ground work of conceptual art, which focuses more on portraying ideas and concepts rather than craft. Also speaks to growing notion that art is whatever the artist says is art.
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Sculpture of a teacup and spoon covered in fur. Presence of fur gives the otherwise ordinary teacup a surreal quality by evoking thoughts like how a furry cup might feel against one's lips.
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Compositional and lighting decisions portray the loneliness and inhumanity of urban spaces.
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Used women as “living brushes” to create painting. Raises questions in regards to the objectification of women, prevailing patriarchal trends in Western society, and the use of body and performance as a means of painting and creation.
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Nonrepresentational self portrait which is referential to the proportions of the artists body.
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Focuses on the idea of the "Nonsite", which are pieces of earth from a specific place, divorced from its original location. Evokes thoughts as to what location actually is and to what extent it affects an object and/or artwork.
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Features different screened spaces, a variety of materials, and interactive elements with the intention of conveying Brazilian culture in the context of art.
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1500 feet long stone jetty made in the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Work became submerged and then visible as the level of the lake rose and fell. Made as a protest against the commodification of the art world and to engage / interact with its unique location
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Nondenominational chapel containing numerous site specific Mark Rothko’s paintings . Building had very specific lighting, proportions, architecture. Rothko clashed with Philip Johnson (and numerous other architects) over the design of chapel. Space dedicated to political and social justice.
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Artist run restaurant / artist's space in SoHo. Married the worlds of art and cooking and utilized the context of a restaurant as a means of performance art and community engagement
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18 ft tall fence of fabric that runs roughly 24 miles through the hills of California from highway 101 to the Pacific Ocean. Speaks to how large scale public works focus more on the policy of its creation than the piece itself.
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Giant concrete tubes in the desert, with holes made in alignment with the location of the sun during the summer and winter solstices. Arrangement, materials, and purpose make the piece an homage to Stonehenge. Draws attention to the details of the site in a specific, remote location.
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Photographic self portraits in the nude (stylized like print ad) with miniature vaginas made of chewing gum fixed to her body. Utilizes provocative and slightly humorous imagery of female anatomy to convey ideas of feminine power and agency.
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Photographic self-portraits involving Mendieta placing her own body into nature and camouflaged herself into the landscape. Motivated by the artist's reconnect with nature, which she has been cast from.
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Appropriates image of Buddhist icon using modern Western technology. Has implications of self reflection and impacts of advancing technology
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Portrays a woman in motion in a very still abandoned home. Work is semi autobiographical, illustrating domestic hardship and depression present in the artist's life.
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Submerged Jesus figurine in his own piss and took a photo of it. Speaks to the artists past faith and criticism of religion. Also speaks to the physical experience of crucifixion.
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Portrays hairstyles popular in the 80s among black women in photographs stylized similarly to print ads. Speaks to lack of representation of black women in mass media and opposes notions of assimilation into white culture.
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Semi-autobiographical series of photos depicting intimate moments of black family life around a kitchen table. Shows honest, tender portrayals of black family life as seen by Weems herself and black culture at large.
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Pile of wrapped candies matching the ideal weight of Torres' partner, Ross, briefly before he died from AIDS. Viewers are encouraged to take a piece of candy from the pile. The pile is replenished to the original weight once all the candy is taken. Utilizes viewer participation as a means to convey a personal narrative (the loss of a lover) and a political message (regarding the state of the AIDS epidemic).
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The gallery is turned into a space where free rice and curry is served and eaten - exemplifies social practice art that uses human interaction as a medium rather than an actual material.
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Photographic triptych depicting Weiwei dropping and shattering a Han dynasty urn. Speaks to the notion that the old must be destroyed in the wake of the new. Also illustrates Weiwei's iconoclastic nature and skepticism of Chinese culture.
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Juxtaposes imagery and stylization of 18th century colonial English art and Nigerian textile practices to question cultural identity, colonialism / postcolonialism, and globalization.
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Concrete cast of the interior of a library. Speaks to the knowledge and culture lost through the eradication of an ethnicity.
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Portrays queer woman breastfeeding a child despite her sexual orientation and interest in sexual liberation. Promotes more nuanced, realistic portrayals and perceptions of people in the LGBTQ community.
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Elaborate costumes made of found objects, meant to be activated by motion. Evokes thoughts of ritual and its role in black culture. Suits made as a means to protect one from hate through festivity and the celebration of heritage.
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Former bank building renovated into an art gallery, media archive, and center for community engagement. Displays art, houses various archives of magazines, records, slides, etc., and holds art related events for the local community. Shows the power of social practice art in terms of revitalizing urban spaces and communities and preserving culture otherwise lost.
