Art Chapter 3 Seeing the Value in Art 09 09 2012 Seeing the Value in Art Art and Its Reception Luncheon on the Grass Edouard Manet o Some people few art poorly at the time due to its revaluation thoughts but it turns out that later in history people look back with positivity The Armory Show was most Americans first exposure to modern art Marcel Duchamp Nude Descending a Staircase o Maya Lin s Vietnam Memorial o Many people at first viewed the monument as an insult to the memory of the very soldiers wom it was supposed to honor Art Politics and Public Space Alexander Calder La Grand Vitesse 1969 o the public initially reacted negatively to the long organic curves of Calder s praying mantis but the NEA and its artists were succeeding in teaching the public to value art for art s sake Public Sculpture Richard Serra s controversial Tilted Arc in Lower Manhattan o Had a negative view on the public and many petition to have it removed o The artist used this to show that it Americans were divided from their government and the arc divided the plaza in the same way o NEA tought the public that art didn t have to be beauty for it to have value o Michelangel s David was not meet with universal approval when it was first displayed in Florence Italy in 1504 The other Public Art Whatever social issues or civic pride they may symbolize there are kinds of public art hat are designed to have direct impact on our lives o Buillermo Gomez Pena and Roberto Sifuentes The Crucifiction project o Was designed to draw public attention to immigration issues in California Krue On s Since 1958 Krzystof Wodiczko s Homeless Vehicle o Draws attention to what the viewer has failed or refused to see and thus attempts to create a bridge of empathy between homeless individuals and observes Class Notes 09 09 2012 Monetary value of works of art business of art Art is commodity produced for profit Art Market High end patronage wealthy clientele investment business of art informs the practices of museums marketing exhibitions and corporate sponsorship Installation view of Giorgio Armani exhibition at the Solomon R Guggenheim Art and her vulnerability to money 15 million dollar sponsorhip of the Guggenheim Museum Value of Art Monetary Value Historical value Intrinsic value o To the individual o To society Edouard MANET Luncheon on the Grass Paris Exhibition Scandal 0 piece rejected accused of abandoning the painterly tradition of the time Brush strokes broad and visible Distorted space and depth of field Caused public scandal but now 150 eyars later considered a masterpiece Marcel DUCHAMP Nude descending the staircase Scandal yes but successful scandal Movement on a flat surface MAREY Man in Black Suit with white Stripe Christ OFILI The Holdy Virgin Mary Chris Ofili British Catholic Saatchi Gallery Young British Artists 2000 Brooklyn Museum Exhibition Dark blue cape Pious expression European Caucasian Celestial and or gilded settings No earthly bondage Alexander CALDER Sculptor Mobile artist Tilted Arc 1981 by Richard Serra Lower Manhattan New York City o Pulbic out cry a scar on the plaza Disliked by the public Maya Lin Vitnom memorial Krzysztof WODICZKO The homeless vehicle 09 09 2012