Lecture 26Arth 1001 1st EditionOutline of Last LectureI. Consequences of World War II on global art productionII. Picasso, Guernica, 1937 III. Jackson Pollock, Number 1, 1950IV. Barnett Newman, Vir Heroicus Sublimis, 1950-51V. Tony Smith, Die, steel, 1962VI. Andy Warhol, Marilyn Diptych, 1962VII. Yoko Ono, Cut Piece, film, 1954/55Outline of Current Lecture I. Ai Wei Weia. Fairytaleb. Templatec. Sunflower Seedsd. Dropping a Han Dynasty UrnCurrent LectureDate: May 5, 2015Title: Global Contemporary ArtProfessor: Jane Blocker and Minku KimReadings: Art through the Ages, Book E, pp. 941-972, skim.Watch: Visit the Tate Modern Website: http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/video/ai-weiwei-sunflower-seedsTerms:- Globalization: a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology.- New media: means of mass communication using digital technologies such as the Internet- Experience economy: an economy in which many goods or services are sold by emphasizing the effect they can have on people’s lives. Businesses must orchestrate memorable events for their customers, and that memory itself becomes the product — the "experience". - Free trade: international trade left to its natural course without tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions- Chinese Economic Reforms (1978-present): Decollectivization of agriculture, the opening up of the country to foreign investment, and permission for entrepreneurs to start businesses. The second stage of reform, in the late 1980s and 1990s, involved the privatization and contracting out of much state-owned industry and the lifting of price controls, protectionist policies, and regulations, although state monopolies in sectors such as banking and petroleum remained.- Fall of Iron Curtain (1990): Dissolution of the Soviet Union- Economic Liberalization of India (1991): the ongoing economic liberalization of the country's economic policies, with the goal of making the economy more market-oriented and expanding the role of private and foreign investment.- European Union (1993): A group of European countries that participates in the world economy as one economic unit and operates under one official currency, the euro. The EU's goal is to create a barrier-free trade zone and to enhance economic wealth by creating more efficiency within its marketplace.- NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement): A regulation implemented January 1, 1994 in Mexico, Canada and the United States to eliminate most tariffs on trade between these nations.Works: Ai Wei Wei, Sunflower Seeds, porcelain, 2010, Tate Modern, LondonI. Ai Wei Wei- Fairytaleo Chairs displayed around the Documenta exhibition in Kasselo Qing chairs are antique but he presents them in a contemporary settingo Criticized in China for using antique items - Templateo Storm destroyed the artwork Ai Wei Wei actually liked it, thought it represented Global Economyo Global Economy Destroy local businesses for new, shiny businesses- Sunflower Seedso Former power plant o Turbine Hall Hand-made porcelain seeds 100 million Laid out on floor Designed so people could walk through it and create trails/trackso Economy in China changing from fine arts production to textiles People excited to be able to go back and make these seedso Jingdezhen Large industrial city Millions of people  Fumes and haze- Deforestation- Polluted cityo Kaolin Cosmetics Deposit near Goaling- Near Jingdezheno Good natural resourceso Well-connectedo Mao - Bi (Jade disk)o Hard as diamondo Social diversification Sometimes takes people a lifetime to create bi Prominent people were buried with them- Dropping a Han Dynasty Urno Adding paint ruins pieceo Bright colored paintso Motiono Shows evolution Artists take old techniques and adapt them Adapting the old art and making it new