ART 3639 - Performance Art

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): THE 2210 or MUS 2130; or ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, (ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600), ARTH 1700 and (ART 1531 or IND 2100) and (ART 2691 or ART 2693 or ART 2651 or ART 2611 or ART 2613 or ART 2682 or ART 2671 or ART 2673 or ART 2661 or ART 2666 or ART 2641 or ART 2643 or CDES 2222) with C- or better in each; or permission of the department

Description: Students in this course explore performance as a major paradigm informing the methods and languages of contemporary practices in art and design. Emphasis is placed on border crossings, porous disciplines, and contingent identities as a central component in performance-based studio practice. Lectures and discussions engage the historically shifting nature of embodiment in contemporary art and design. This is an Integrated Media course.