Art History 326Final Study GuideRobert Morris, I-Box, 1963- Artist presence in the work of art- Door in the shape of an I - I am Robert Morris- Open door – picture of Morris naked - Box – foot tallRobert Morris, Statement of Aesthetic Withdrawal, 1963- Locked door with keys hanging from the side - Embossed- Little typed card, notarized – removed all the beauty from the object- Expel the aesthetic- Not possible to control aesthetic because you can’t control what people think of the object - Art object seems to just be about the documents- Is the document an art object itself?Bruce Nauman, The True Artist…1967- Neon lights- In a swirl with quote “The true artist helps the world by revealing mystic truths”- Psychic, groovyJohn Baldessari, paintings, 1967-68- 5 ft tall paintings- Text on paintings – paid someone to make lettering - Silkscreen image on canvas – like Warhol- Bad photographyJohn Baldessari, This is Not to be Looked at, 1968- Silkscreened on canvas- Picture with text- Picture – like a Frank Stella painting - Very much about the negative- Greenberg would not like Baldessari- This can refer to the text or the reproduction (picture above)- Very nicely formedDaniel Buren, “Signature Stripes” (8.7 cm) and affichage Sauvage (Wild Postering), 1968- Always a stripes 8.7 cm- Only changes color and location- Re-imbedding stripe in conceptual art- Where art existing and how we recognize it- Are we aware of it?Marcel Brootheers, Modern Art Museum, Department of Eagles, 1968-1972- Tag with “This is not a work of art”Art History 326Final Study Guide- Reference pies with quote in French “This is not a pipe” 1930s- How do you make the distinction between art and non-artHans Haacke, MoMA Poll, 1970- Information exhibition- Poll asking question – put ballot in right or left box- Invited museum visitors to speak badly about Rockerfellers – money behind museumJackson Pollock, 1950 the performing body, the body in processJoseph Beuys, Fat Chair and Explaining Pictures to a Dead Hare, 1963- Telling story of what happened to him during WWII- Someone wrapped his body in fat to keep his body warm and save him- He makes art that derives from the story - Storage of energy/power – finding physiological process that art is losing - Turned himself into a god – gold leaves on his face, anointed himself with honey- Strokes dead bunny, tells it stories - We don’t think art is magical anymore – art loses its power- Relate to artist’s body- Storytelling after warViennese Action TheaterGunter Brus, Self Painting Self Mutilation, 1965 and after, Vienna- Paints whole body white, wears white- Paints red line down the middle- Axe- Walks city of Vienna – wounded martyrHerman Nitsch, 4th Aktion, 1963- Slaughtering of animals- Ritual and smearing of blood (red paint)- Smearing blood was the first paintingGunter Brus, Art and Revolution, 1968- University of Vienna- Brus shows up naked in front of audience- Shits on desk- Pees in a cup, drinks it, and makes himself throw upVALIE EXPORT- Pat and Paw Cinema, 1968o Makes a tiny theater for her boobso Goes up to guys on the street and lets them feel her upo Tactile relationship – vulnerability of both subjects – changes power dynamic- Action Pants: Genital Panic, 1968Art History 326Final Study Guideo Shows up to movie theater with machine guno Wears pants with crotch cut out – very hairy bushGilbert and George, Singing Sculpture, 1969 and after- Painting themselves up like businessmen - Animatronics, sing “Under the Arches” o About hobos who drink and life of ease under the stars- Lip sync, repeat for 8 hours- Circumstances that men are allowed to hang out with each otherCarolee Schneeman, Meet Joy, 1964- Body and performance, Paris- 8 women and 8 men – wearing cavemen bikinis and meat- Orgy, pleasure; what does pleasure look like?Yayoi Kusama and the dissolving body- Benday dots- Connotation of disease- Camouflage herself with dotsYayoi Kusama, Naked Happening Orgy and Flag burning, 1968- Directs naked happenings- People naked on Brooklyn BridgeSenda Nagundi, RSVP Performances, 1976- Bought a bunch of pantyhose- Nailed them to wall- Can’t move in certain positions – human cat’s cradle- Racial aspect – only one shade- Relationship to wallHelio Oiticia, Parangoles 1967 and after- Wearable sculpture - Capes that you can wear and go for a walk in- In the Mengueira Slums of Rio- Painting turned into a costume- Parade and be visible – empowering the poor – giving them a voiceVito Acconci, Following Piece, 1969- Duration: 1 month- Wake up and walk outside- First person he saw, he followed- Did this each day for a month- Who has the power?o Person control where they goo Acconci has the knowledge that this is an art pieceArt History 326Final Study GuideVito Acconci, Seed Bed, 1972- He’s under the floor of the exhibition - He masturbates for 2 weeks during the hours that the gallery is open- Tells people above how they are turning him on- About Pollock – floor; about the body- Concealment, control- How do you discover the limits of the body?Chris Burden, Shoot, 1971- Involved artist, wounded or self-damaged- Performance – video and photographed- Artist gets shot in gallery- Artist has to be mad or wounded to be authenticThe Daredevil Artist- Guys have to do dangerous things to prove their masculinity – involve self-woundingThe artist in time of war – why are we at war in Vietnam?Marina Abramovic, Rhythm O, 1974- Most popular of all performances artists - Table of objects including knives and gun- People can do whatever they want to her- She stands there for 6 hours- People get aggressive and out of controlNam June Paik, Solo for Violin, Fluxus Performance, 1962- 2 min performance- 1:58 of lifting violin and then smashing it on the table- Making music the wrong way- Invented tradition of smashing instruments on stageNam June Paik, Magnet TV, 1965- Warps picture but plays audio- Phantom – like presence on screenNam June Paik, Zen for TV, 1963TV Buddha, 1974- Little Buddha meditating in front of TV to his own imageZen for TV, 1963- Vertical line – like The Outer Limit- TV cultureNam June Paik and Charlotte Moorman, TV Bra, 1969Art History 326Final Study Guide- TV bra – wears it and plays cello- Cello made of TVsPeter Campus, Three Transitions, 1973- Video 4:57 min- Multiple cameras and green screen- Masculinity survival - Focuses on artist, about his movement- Quaintness of technology-