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Untitled painting
Pedro Velez
Acrylic, styrofoam, screw
1999


Aesthetics and Criticism

AH216

Spring 2007

This site contains all the handouts I give out during class. If you lose something, you can get it here. I intend to update the page with various relevant information as the semester progresses.

Field trip:

Wednesday and Thursday (May 2 & 3) are field trip days. We are meeting at:

Midway Contemporary Art
527 2nd Ave SE, Minneapolis
www.midwayart.org

To get there:
Take I94 west towards Minneapolis
Exit at Huron
Huron turns into 4th St
Continue on 4th St for about 1..5 miles (past 35W)
Right on Central Ave
Veer right almost immediately on Hennepin Ave
Right on 6th st (again, almost immediately)
Right on 2nd Ave and right into parking lot.

Map:

Detail below:

The revised schedule is below.

Section A
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4/30, Mon.

Term papers due.
Lecture: Expanded practices in Postmodernism.
Reading: "Art in the Age of Biopolitics: from Artwork to Art Documentation" by Boris Groys.
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5/2, Wed. Fild trip (Midway Contemporary Art)
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5/7, Mon. Exam #2.
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Section B
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5/1, Tues.

Term papers due.
Reading and discussion: "Dispersion" by Seth Price.
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5/3, Thurs. Fild trip (Midway Contemporary Art)
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5/8, Tues. Exam #2.
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Instructor: Aaron Van Dyke
Office hours: Mondays and Tuesdays, 11:20 - 1:20 p.m.
email: aaronvandyke@comcast.net