ARTHI 6C Study Guide - Final Guide: Essentialism, Cultural Appropriation, Conceptual Art
Identity Politics and Dissent
●Dana Schutz-White American Artist-”Emmit Tils-Open Casket” funeral
○Inappropriate cultural appropriation
○Does she have the right to represent a former black slave
○Apology once it got taken down
●Cultural Appropriation
○Appropriation means borrowing
○Cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of the elements of one culture by members
of another culture
○The fear is that original meaning of these cultural elements is lost or distorted-
disrepectful by members of the originating culture
●Whitney Biennial
○A combination word that means bi-annual
○Prestigious exhibition that occurs every two years, organized by the Whitney Museum of
American Art, New York
●Conceptual Art: idea behind it>the actual representation; minimalist
○A practice of artistic production that accrods highest priority to the idea or concept that
generates a work, and regards different art media-painting, sculpture, drawing,
performance, video, installation, soundworks, --equally available and valuable
instrucments for realizing it
○Derives from Duchamp’s notion of anti-visual (“retinal art”) in favor of the idea of the
object itself
○Duration can be an element in art
○The lasting form of an artwork is created and later re-created in the viewer’s mind
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Document Summary
Dana schutz-white american artist- emmit tils-open casket funeral. Does she have the right to represent a former black slave. Cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of the elements of one culture by members of another culture. The fear is that original meaning of these cultural elements is lost or distorted- disrepectful by members of the originating culture. Prestigious exhibition that occurs every two years, organized by the whitney museum of. Conceptual art: idea behind it>the actual representation; minimalist. A practice of artistic production that accrods highest priority to the idea or concept that generates a work, and regards different art media-painting, sculpture, drawing, performance, video, installation, soundworks, --equally available and valuable instrucments for realizing it. Derives from duchamp"s notion of anti-visual ( retinal art ) in favor of the idea of the object itself. Duration can be an element in art. The lasting form of an artwork is created and later re-created in the viewer"s mind.
