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.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

What are we looking at?

Jasper Johns, 0 through 9, 1960
Lithograph, 30 x 22 inches
Two years ago I had the opportunity to help Jasper Johns install a large group show, an exhibition benefit to raise money for the non-profit charity he founded 50 years ago. Each time we came to hang something - a painting, photograph, or placement of a sculpture - he would step back, look at it, and ask aloud: "What are we looking at?" I found this to be a very considerate, generous and curious way to approach looking at art (or looking at anything, really).

For Prompt #3, post to the blog one image of anything - this could be an artwork, a photo (perhaps from the internet, or an image you snap with your camera phone), something found in the newspaper - etc. and write a response to the image answering the question, "What are we looking at?"
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