Start here:
1. Read the articles below, collected from various media outlets about Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian.
New York Times
Vogue
artnet.com
NY Post
2. Write a two page+, single-spaced response to the art Basel banana. What is happening here? Is it art? Is it spectacle?
How did it become a meme? Is the eating a performance? Etc. !!
New York Times
Vogue
artnet.com
NY Post
2. Write a two page+, single-spaced response to the art Basel banana. What is happening here? Is it art? Is it spectacle?
How did it become a meme? Is the eating a performance? Etc. !!
Now select an:
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eve·ry·day
adjective: everyday; adjective: every-day /ˈevrēˌdā/
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ob·ject
noun: object; plural noun: objects /ˈäbjekt/ 1. a material thing that can be seen and touched. "he was dragging a large object" Similar: thing, article, item piece, device, gadget, entity, body |
Then consider it's place in culture.
Material and Non‐Material Culture
Sociologists describe two interrelated aspects of human culture:
Sociologists describe two interrelated aspects of human culture:
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the physical objects of the culture
Material culture refers to the physical objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture. These include homes, neighborhoods, cities, schools, churches, synagogues, temples, mosques, offices, factories and plants, tools, means of production, goods and products, stores, and so forth. All of these physical aspects of a culture help to define its members' behaviors and perceptions. For example, technology is a vital aspect of material culture in today's United States. American students must learn to use computers to survive in college and business, in contrast to young adults in the Yanomamo society in the Amazon who must learn to build weapons and hunt.
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/sociology/culture-and-societies/material-and-nonmaterial-culture
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the ideas associated with these objects
Non‐material culture refers to the nonphysical ideas that people have about their culture, including beliefs, values, rules, norms, morals, language, organizations, and institutions. For instance, the non‐material cultural concept of religion consists of a set of ideas and beliefs about God, worship, morals, and ethics. These beliefs, then, determine how the culture responds to its religious topics, issues, and events.
Research it.
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