unschool MFA

DIY MFA

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That psychic space of observed existence is electrifying for audience and for performer.

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Seeing this fellow on the subway last night brought the magic of performance back to the fore.

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"I was committed to solve it, and I didn't want to solve it through anyone's instructions."

NEIL deGRASSE TYSON (4 mins and 20 seconds into Nerdist Podcast #277)

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my work is on the wall!

http://www.springstudiosoho.com/

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DISAMBIGUATION IS ESSENTIAL

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TERRABOT IN AMERICA—Election 2012: Phase 1 compleat (material foundation)

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TERRABOT IN AMERICA—ELECTION 2012: humanist heraldry (sketching in three dimensions)

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"Begin by coloring the first title in the list of titles to be colored. The title will be followed by a small letter label (A). Locate and color the part of the illustration to which the title refers. *It is important that you color the titles in the order that they are presented*; they are usually listed that way for specific reasons." (p xi) Preface Acknowledgements Introduction to Coloring (Important tips on how to get the most from this book) Orientation to the Body 7 plates Cells and Tissues 10 plates Integumentary System 2 plates Skeletal and Articular Systems 24 plates Skeletal Muscular System 26 plates Nervous System 3 plates Central Nervous System 7 plates CNS: Cavities & Coverings 3 plates Peripheral Nervous System 9 plates Autonomous or Visceral Nervous System 3 plates Special Senses 6 plates Cardiovascular System 20 plates Lymphatic System 1 plate Immune (Lymphoid) System 7 plates Respiratory System 7 plates Digestive System 10 plates Urinary System 5 plates Endocrine System 6 plates Reproductive System 8 plates Human Development 6 plates Bibliography and References Appendix A: Answer Keys Appendix B: Innervation of Skeletal Muscles Glossary Index

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“Every author and every editor wants to think of what they’ve published as a gauntlet being thrown down. That’s what I hope this book will be for readers—a gauntlet and perhaps in some ways a series of alternative blueprints. There is much to be done.” (p xi)

Madoff, Steven Henry, ed. Art School (Propositions for the 21st Century). (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2009). 9780262134934

Acknowledgements

Introduction

On the Ground Practical Observations for Regenerating Art Education Ernesto Pujol

An Ethics: Putting Aesthetic Transmission in Its Proper Place in the Art World Thierry de Duve

Education by Infection Boris Groys

Aesthetic Platforms Brendan D. Moran

Project 1: École des Beaux-Arts

Conversation John Baldessari and Michael Craig-Martin

Dear Colleague Robert Storr

Project 2: Bauhaus Building

How to be an Artist by Night Raqs Media Collective

Project 3: Black Mountain College

The Thing Seen: Reimagining Arts Education for Now Ann Lauterbach

Project 4: Institute for Design

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"You may be surprised, or perhaps chagrined, to find that this book about art begins with a chapter on physics. This book is actually about the science of vision—the process of receiving and interpreting light from reflected objects—and what it can tell us about how artists achieve various effects." (p12)

Livingstone, Margaret. Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing. (New York: Abrams, 2008) 9780810995543 [Hardcover Edition, 2002]

Foreword by David Hubel Preface Acknowledgements

Fiat Lux: Let There Be Light The Eye and Color Vision Luminance and Night Vision The First Stages of Processing Color and Luminance: Where and What Acuity and Spatial Resolution: Central and Peripheral Vision The Next Level of Color Processing: Surround Effects From 3-D to 2-D: Perspective From 3-D to 2-D: Shading and Chiaroscuro From 3-D to 2-D: Stereopsis Illusions of Motion Color Mixing and Color Resolution Television, Movies, and Computer Graphics

Epilogue: Talent, Music, and Learning Disabilities Further Reading Index Credits

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Kapit, Wynn; Robert I. Macey; Esmail Meisami. The Physiology Coloring Book, Second Edition. (New York: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc, 2000). 9780321036636 [First Edition, 1987]

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“What event in human history could have been so pervasive and immense that it literally changed the sex of God?

“I was familiar with the current, most commonly accepted explanation: just before recorded history began, invading horsemen sweeping down from the north imposed their skygods and virile ethics on the peaceful goddess cultures they vanquished. Somehow, this answer seemed to me inadequate to explain a worldwide social phenomenon that occurred everywhere civilizations emerged and which took a millennium to unfold.

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“I am aware that numerous other respected explanations have been given for the dramatic events I recount. I could not in this book present accounts of all other historical theories, and chose to focus on the relationship between literacy and patriarchy.

“…I could not restrain myself from trying to rescue a few of my favorite words from what I fear may be their impending extinction due to neglect. Therefore, in the following pages the reader may occasionally sight an unfamiliar member of an endangered species of the English language. I ask the reader’s indulgence.” (pp vii-ix)

Shlain, Leonard. THE ALPHABET VERSUS THE GODDESS: The Conflict Between Word and Image. (New York: Viking, 1998) 0670878839

Preface Acknowledgements

IMAGE / WORD HUNTERS / GATHERERS RIGHT BRAIN / LEFT BRAIN MALES:DEATH / FEMALES:LIFE NONVERBAL / VERBAL CUNEIFORM / MARDUK HIEROGLYPHS / ISIS ALEPH / BET HEBREWS / ISRAELITES ABRAHAM / MOSES THERA / MATZAH ADAM / EVE CADMUS / ALPHA SAPPHO / GANYMEDE DIONYSUS / APOLLO ATHENS / SPARTA LINGAM/YONI BIRTH / DEATH YIN / YANG TAOISM / CONFUCIANISM BC / AD JESUS / CHRIST DEATH / REBIRTH PATRIARCHS / HERETICS REASON / MADNESS ILLITERACY / CELIBACY 500-1000 MUSLIN VEILS / MUSLIM WORDS MYSTIC / SCHOLASTIC 1000-1300 HUMANIST / EGOIST 1300-1500 PROTESTANT / CATHOLIC FAITH / HATE SORCERY / SCIENCE POSITIVE / NEGATIVE 1648-1899 ID / SUPEREGO 1900-1945 PAGE / SCREEN 1945-2000

Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

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podcast score

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“Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of performances have come and gone, witnessed only by the people in the room, or on the street. And though we can argue about the advantages of ephemerality, this does make for a rather unique situation: performance art has become a field whose practices are largely invisible to itself.

“To respond to this situation, we began with a simple idea: to create an annual periodical allowing the people who made performances in that year to document their work in print. We would not curate these entries based on their genre, their popularity, their location, or their success. All performances were eligible, as long as they identified themselves as performances and were performed in 2011” (p vii)

Gluzman, Yankelevich. EMERGENCY INDEX 2011. (Brooklyn: Ugly Duckling Presse, 2011)

masthead 2011 from the editors Index 2011 index: terms index: contributors index: places call for submissions

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"The virtual machine idea is itself one of the most elegant in technological history, and is a crucial step in the evolution of ideas about software. To come up with it, scientists and technologists had to recognize that a computer running a program isn't merely a washer doing laundry. A washer is a washer whatever clothes you put inside, but when you put a new program in a computer, it becomes a new machine." (p24)

Gelertner, David. MACHINE BEAUTY: Elegance and the Heart of Technology. (New York: Basic Books, 1998) 0-465-04316-x