New Media in Art Answers
What is the name of the piece above?
Higher Goals
Why do you think there was so much controversy surrounding the piece above?
Answers may vary. It is difficult to get approval for such a large-scale project. People who lived in the area might not like to see this running through their area. Environmentalists might have concerns about the effects of the piece on the environment.
What was the above piece trying to draw attention to?
It was meant to draw attention to the landscape itself and to the way people interact with and change the environment.
Where was the above piece permanently placed?
It was never permanently placed.
Why do you think the artist felt so strongly about the message of the piece above?
The artist felt strongly because he wanted to highlight how many young Black men in urban areas focus intensely on basketball as a way out of poverty, while the extremely high hoops show those dreams are often unrealistic; he encourages pursuing higher goals like education instead.
What is Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s best known collaborative work?
Running Fence
In order to keep the theme of things coming and going, what was the artist’s order regarding the above piece?
The artist said that no maintenance should be done on the piece.
What is a dialectical shape?
A dialectical shape is a form that brings opposite ideas or forces together in one image.
Based on the information from the lecture, which artist created the Earthwork piece below?
Robert Smithson
Based on the information from the lecture, which artist(s) created the piece below?
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
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