presentations 3

I liked the Rothko presentation because of its specific orientation towards particular paintings. I liked that a site specific location was picked and how it related to our class with a new spectrum. It was interesting that he wanted to make rich people feel uncomfortable, and i imagine that his art had made him somewhat rich. I agree with meredtih in that a connection to the rothko chapel would be a good way to compare the seagram 9.

The idea of video art was great. I thought the examples were all really interesting and the notion that the video allows people to continually stair without feeling uncomfortable. i thought there should be other connections int he presentation, maybe to the TV article we read or some videos of chris burden. I think film as a genre and not just film as art should be included. A video can discuss many things and including notions of past, present, future.

I thought this street art/ graffiti presentation was also good. I liked that it was different than the first graffiti presentation, and both were very good. this presentation highlighted the importance of graffiti as art being illegal, and legalizing it turns it into an institution taking away urban voices. i also like dthe idea of graffiti being free art for people to view. One does not have to be a rich high art lover to see graffiti in the streets.