Visual Arts, Columbia University, New York

This course examines ways of looking and ways of seeing, both personally & professionally as artists and in a larger cultural context. Through field trips to contemporary art and other cultural sites, conversations with visiting critical thinkers and practicioners, readings, discussions, and visual & written responses, we will examine how we look, think, act, create and respond--critically questioning our own artistic practices and ways of looking at the world.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Prompt 1 (JW)














In the 90's Pamela Anderson was huge. Symbolizing a certain type of celebrity that seems the forerunner of today's prevalent stripper/porn culture. Chronic tan, extensions of everything physical; hair, nails, lashes, lips, cheeks, and breasts which were inflated, deflated and inflated again as she realized the importance of this asset to the level of attention she received . This image is so compelling to me because it seems to perfectly summarize the desperation associated with celebrity/power and it currency. Now in her 40's Pam Anderson is desperately holding firm, refusing to evolve her public image.

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