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.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Every time we look to make sure there is nothing to see.


Every time we look to make sure there is nothing to see.

When we are done, we close the lid and flush to make sure there is nothing for the next person to see.


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  1. GennieApril 15, 2013 at 6:33 PM

    I recently had a discussion with my sculpture professor, Sanford Biggers, about this, kinda... I was describing an idea for an installation in a women's restroom and mentioned that people would notice the art object when they looked before using the toilette. He said that not everyone would look, which I guess visibly horrified me, and he said, "YOU *would* look." Then we considered that there are 2 kinds of people in the world: those who look before they pee and those who don't.

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