Field Trip: Museums

Blog about one to three works of art you saw that interested you. If you can find the images online, include them. Describe what you saw and why you believe the artist made some of the choices made (for example, medium, formal elements, content). What ideas do the pieces you saw at the museum communicate? Remember the lesson we had in class on elements and principles, as well as the analysis exercise we shared. Respond to other classmates who have selected the same work and are posting comments about it.

Merchants of Cool and Panopticism

View the Frontline documentary called Merchants of Cool (www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool) and read Foucault's "Panopticism" if you haven't already (http://foucault.info/documents/disciplineAndPunish/foucault.disciplineAndPunish.panOpticism.html). Then, post a comment about how the Panopticon relates to Merchants of Cool. How is it similar? How is it different? For example, how does the "giant feedback loop" mentioned in the documentary relate to the panopticon? By the way, what were your personal reactions to Merchants of Cool?

Foucault's Panopticism

Blog a response to the Foucault’s “Panopticism." What do you think the article is saying? Help each other figure it out. Is it relevant to your life and the world around you? If so, how?