John Roach

Stillspotting – To a Great City by Arvo Pärt and Snøhetta

September 15–18 and 22–25, 2011 For the second edition of stillspotting nyc, composer Arvo Pärt (b. 1935, Paide, Estonia) and…

Posted on: April 22, 2014
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The idea of point of view comes up frequently in this class. How is this depicted in different kinds of…

Posted on: April 22, 2014
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Brian Williams Raps “Gin and Juice” by Snoop Dog

Created for the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jidziKYG9jk

Posted on: April 22, 2014
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Daniel Canogar – Small Data

http://vimeo.com/90873466 Based in Spain, Canogar is renowned internationally for his use of discarded electronic materials in his photography, video, sculpture…

Posted on: April 19, 2014
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Greg Climer – Quilts

This series of quilts inverts the traditional methodology for quilt construction. Instead of finding pieces of fabric, working with remnants…

Posted on: April 18, 2014
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Moveable Type – Ben Rubin and Mark Hansen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfZQf1983iw The words flash out and then fade, like something from the cut-up prose of William S. Burroughs or the…

Posted on: April 18, 2014
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The Honeycomb Vase – Tomás Libertíny

The 'Honeycomb Vase' by Tomas Gabzdil Libertiny debuted in Milan last year as part of Droog's exhibition. The vase is…

Posted on: April 18, 2014
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Sketch Furniture – Front Design

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zP1em1dg5k' Is it possible to let a first sketch become an object, to design directly onto space? The four FRONT…

Posted on: April 18, 2014
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Cindy Sherman – History Portraits

Sherman’s history portraits (1988–90) investigate modes of representation in art history and the relationship between painter and model. These classically…

Posted on: April 17, 2014
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Janet Cardiff – Sound Walk – Her Long Black Hair

Her Long Black Hair takes each listener on a winding, mysterious journey through Central Park’s 19th-century pathways, retracing the footsteps…

Posted on: April 17, 2014
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Bruce Nauman – Corridors

Bruce Nauman's Cooridor works can only be experienced with the body and they play off of our multisensory response to…

Posted on: April 17, 2014
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Richard Serra – Sculpture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAQ9KyxDYUY http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/richard-serra--october-26-2013-2

Posted on: April 17, 2014
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Richard Serra – Films

Richard Serra may be best known for his curving steel wall sculptures, iconic minimalist interventions in space, but his earlier works erred even more on the side of conceptually abstract.

Posted on: April 17, 2014
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A guide to some open works references

The goal of the Open Works project is to reflect on different ideas about time that we have explored and…

Posted on: April 16, 2014
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Gary Hill – Viewer and Other Works

Viewer (1996) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecS_cgoH6MI Here's Gary Hill discusses his work Viewer (1996) Wall Piece (2000) A description can be found here…