Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: INSTALLATION ART

Department: Architecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This class will investigate different approaches to installation art. Focus will be given to sensory experience, narrative in space and installation as a stage. Artists we will look at include Helio Oiticica, Ernesto Neto, Dan Graham, Burce Nauman, Yayoi Kusama, Cildo Meireles, Jenny Holzer, Allan Kaprow, Andrea Zittel, Barbara Kruger, Thomas Hirschhorne, and Rirkrit Tiravanija among others. Students will work on short assignments leading to a final installation. Readings and group discussions are integral to the course. Cross-list: ARTS 379.