SMP II                         Spring 2007

 

 

PHASE III: Research and Reading

 

 

You've gotten some feedback on your critical issues and now it is time to flesh out these ideas with more research. You have the harder task of finding a few key things to read that help you advance your conceptual understanding of your key issues and this might involve art critical sources that can be more difficult to find than monograph material on individual artists. Other art faculty might be able to help you find these sources. You need to meet with at least two outside advisers this (other than me) and you should use these meetings as a means to get help identifying these readings. Meet with your selected faculty (they do not have to be art faculty) and show them the same material you presented in your 'Starting Point Presentations' (current work, exhibition plans, and summary of your critical issues). Take notes during your discussions and submit them to me by the date stated below.

 

You also need to continue your reading about individual artists in preparation for your 6-8 page artist statement essay and lecture. Reconsider the artists that you are researching in the context of the specific nature of your work for your exhibition, your critical issues, and the suggestions you received from the group and outside advisers. Identify no less than three primary artists and  continue your research including building your annotated bibliography by adding new entries (particularly focusing on periodical sources), ordering materials from MAI or interlibrary loans, rereading old and new material taking careful notes for use in your essay

 

 

 

In sumÉ

ASSIGNMENT:

1.     Notes from at least one meeting with two outside advisers

2.     A list of your three primary artists you have selected to research with brief explanation of why you selected them.

3.     Your updated annotated bibliography that reflects your artist choices (hand in your on-going bibliography with new entries clearly noted as such.

4.     All current reading notes

 

DUE: Completed and emailed by Friday, Feb. 17th