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THE DEBATE BETWEEN ARTISTS AND STUDENTS
Western influences vs. nationalistic ideas
Cuban revolution ends in 1959
Brazil: Branco overthrows Goulart and established dictatorship in 1964
Chile: Augusto Pinochet overthrows Salvador Allende and establishes dictatorship in 1973
Argentina: Military uprising overthrows government of Maria Estela Martinez de Peron in 1976
FACTS ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAS:
● It was founded in Panama in 1946 with the stated objective of promoting stability in the region.● However, it soon acquired the nickname, the "School of Coups".● Under the terms of the 1984 Panama Canal Treaty, the School of the Americas was forced out of
Panama and was relocated to Fort Benning in Georgia.● Under pressure from Congress it was officially closed in 2000; however the Western Hemisphere
Institute for Security Cooperation was opened on the same site in 2001.● It currently trains about 2,000 soldiers from across Latin America and the Caribbean.
-Al Jazeera
THE DEBATE BETWEEN ARTISTS AND STUDENTS
Concrete Art- The term was popularized by the artist Josef Albers, and the artist Max Bill further promoted the ideas associated with concrete art, organizing the first international exhibition in 1944.
Seen as way to resist muralism
Neo-concrete art
“something which amounts to more than the sum of its constituent elements; something which analysis may break down into various elements but which can only be understood phenomenologically” - written by Ferreira Guilar
Helio Oiticica
1. Pick a minimalist or abstract sculpture/painting that you like2. Use this work to develop a concept for a wearable sculpture OR a furniture
like sculpture (something you can store things in, or something you can sit on, etc.)
3. Draw a diagram of your concept to share in class.
1) Which would make the biggest visual impact?
2) What kinds of questions does it ask?
3) How would people change their physical behavior when confronted with it?
4) Would it spark a dialogue?
Figure out which one of the proposals in your team would best suit the UConn campus.
The following are some questions to discuss that should help you decide.
Lygia Clark
