1. Zolberg: The art Object as social process
Source: V. Alexander Sociology of the Arts…(2003), p. 63.
Note: Week 4 cancelled due to snowstorm.

2. Last Lecture: Participants in art worlds --
Creators/artists
art
Mediators
Audiences/publics/consumers

3. Changing views about values of art can lead to changes in the status of the artist, artwork & the social institutions & publics that support them
Beaune Altarpiece

4. Beaune altarpiece-open

5. Beaune Altarpiece--closed

6. Artistic Value Preciousness of materials? Unique, original?
Limited quantities (death of the artist)
Degas– Bronze Casts
Degas– Bronze Casts

7. Unique artists, unique art works (individual) vs
Unique artists, unique art works (individual) vs. social construction of art/artists (Zolberg)
Example: Problem of Multiples
negotiating artistic values in context of new technologies
new ways of thinking about connections between the artwork and the “aura” of the artist
Walter Benjamin-- “work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction”

8. Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial

9. Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial

10. Vietnam Women’s Memorial

11. Vietnam Servicemen Memorial

12. Note to Users of these Outlines--
not all material covered in class appears on these outlines-- important examples, demonstrations and discussions aren’t written down here.
Classes are efficient ways communicating information and provide you will an opportunity for regular learning. These outlines are provided as a study aid not a replacement for classes.