But is it Art?
- All levels
- 18 and older
- $15
- Online Class, New York, NY
- 2 hours & 30 minutes
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New York School of the Arts @ 315 E 62nd St, New York, NY
Discover the wonders of Western art through a captivating lecture series at the New York School of the Arts. Immerse yourself in centuries of artistic achievements across various disciplines, and let the visual aids transport you into a world of inspiration and ideas. Expand your artistic horizons and indulge in two hours of pure imagination.
May 17th
10:30am–1:30pm EDT
What is "art"? What makes something art? What criteria operate in our identification of art? Is art culture-specific or universal? Does it depend on form, content, medium or criticism? Is there such a thing as art that belongs to us and "art that is alien"?
These questions, although very important can often lead us to take one side or another. As we are living in a time of extreme categorization and identification with those categories, this Olio will seek to challenge our usual notions of art and how we converse about it. Here, we won't be so concerned with the subjective opinion, nor the object itself (is it art or not?), but rather we'll focus on our ability to turn to each other and discuss art itself. What happens in this kind of conversation if we allow space for other’s opinions?
We will explore what a space beyond categories can look like and talk about art in a way that challenges our usual conversations - i.e “This is art! This isn’t art!”
While museums are shut down and travel is restricted, let's voyage to India by watching a short film by an Indian artist together. You, the participants, will then theorize about this film guided by some questions and context about art history. We'll go beyond the culture and the country to look at the larger journey into the question of art.
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