1.How have various artists that we have studied engaged with the rise in commodity culture? You might consider how artists in different cultural circumstances have utilized mass-produced consumer objects and/or “everyday materials” for diverse purposes. How, too, have some artists tried to resist or critique the commodity nature of art? In your response, you must cite at least three examples of art works (artist, title, date, location if applicable) and two of our readings by author.
- Increasingly, art in the 20th century has sought to incorporate the audience or engage with the viewer directly. What are some of the ramifications of this involved spectatorship? In your response, you must cite at least three examples of art works (artist, title, date, location of work if applicable) and two of our readings by author.
- How have artists responded to conditions of national crisis such as war, social unrest, or dictatorship? Discuss how some artists we have studied have sought to directly represent these situations, but also how some artists respond in more oblique or encoded ways. In your response, you must cite at least three examples of art works (artist, title, date, location of work if applicable) and two of our readings by author.
