Unit 10 Global Contemporary Art

Question 1

Kiki Smith, Lying With the Wolf

Answer 1

Ink and Pencil on Paper, 2001 C.E.

Question 2

Lying With The Wolf, Kiki Smith

Answer 2

reclining female nude embracing wolf
part of series that illustrates women and animals
delicate lines

reinterpretation of folktales

narratives of culture and faith
female protagonist (red riding hood, saint genevieve)
comforts wolf
violent story to comfort, love

feminist approach to folktales
more perspectives create new storyline
predator and prey to friends, equals

Question 3

Kara Walker, Darkytown Rebellion

Answer 3

Cut Paper and Projection on Wall, 2001 C.E.

Question 4

Darkytown Rebellion, Kara Walker

Answer 4

life before and after civil war
influenced by darkytown in american primitive painting
interested in lost histories of african americans

big, in corner
projection, bright colors
human silhouettes explore racial stereotypes

reflects representation of african americans in the u.s.
past to visual form
multiple, complex reactions

nightmarish
ambiguous
not correcting past, asking if it’s still relevant

Question 5

Bill Viola, The Crossing

Answer 5

Video/Sound Installation, 1996 C.E.

Question 6

The Crossing, Bill Viola

Answer 6

2 sided screen
2 videos
high speed film

slow motion = meditative, contemplative
relationship between artistic + spiritual experience
reflects raw emotion + life experiences
destruction of the ego

male figure
stands still
left- small fire > engulfed in flames
right- light rainfall > surge of water
figure disappears

practiced zen bhuddist meditation
spiritual traditions
cycle of change + destruction = flames (shiva nataraja)
influenced by nam june paik

Question 7

Yinka Shonibare, The Swing (After Fragonard)

Answer 7

Mixed Media Installation, 2001 C.E.

Question 8

The Swing (After Fragonard), Yinka Shonibare

Answer 8

headless mannequin references reign of terror
lush greenery
roccoco style clothing made of “african” dutch batik fabric

3D recreation of roccoco painting
only woman is pictured
bright colors, gemoetric patterns
dutch produced, sold in africa

questions class, excess, morality raised 200 years ago
how a simple act of leisure could be so controversial

british born nigerian, raised between london + lagos

Question 9

Christo + Jeanne-Claude, The Gates

Answer 9

Mixed Media Installation, 1979-2005 C.E.

Question 10

The Gates, Christo + Jeanne-Claude

Answer 10

saffron colored 3 piece vinyl frame
23 miles
6 weeks to install

how to create good public art/ art + environment
pedestrian in motion
temporary

central park as a designed space
some people didn’t like it
manmade routes

26 years in making
expensive to make, free to see
NYC officials supported it