PART I: Research the artworks from the list of artists and choose ONE work from ONE of the following artists for a formal critique. PART II: Answer all questions listed below in an essay format. Use the Reading list attached to inform your discussion.
ARTISTS
Shepard Fairey, Richard Prince, Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, Sherrie Levine, Jeff Koons, Luc Tuymans, and Robert Longo
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER IN YOUR ESSAY
What is the relationship between attribution and appropriation? How are they similar? How are they different?
How can artists use others’ creative works in an ethical manner? When is appropriation unethical?
Do you think moral intent matters in instances of artistic appropriation? Or, does it only matter whether the new work sufficiently recontextualizes the original piece?
In general, do you think artistic appropriation is a positive or negative practice? Why? Does it matter what medium the artist works in? Is appropriation only ethically questionable when money or popularity are involved?
1A. Eklund, Douglas. “The pictures generation.” In Heilbrunn timeline of art history. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pcgn/hd_pcgn.htm (October 2004)
1B. “At the Met, baby boomers leap onstage,” New York Times, April 23, 2009. Available from
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1C. Crimp, Douglas. “Pictures,” essay in catalog accompanying exhibition of the
same name at Artist Space in NYC, 1977. Available from: http://www.clubblumen.at/media/crimp.pdf [this is a reprint from X-TRA journal 8:1 (Fall 2005): 17-30.]
Koons, Jeff
2A. Taub, James. “Art Rogers vs. Jeff Koons.” Design Observer [website], January 21, 2008. Available from: http://designobserver.com/feature/art- rogers-vs-jeff-koons/6467
2B. Taylor, Kate. “In twist, Jeff Koons claims rights to ‘Balloon Dogs,’” New York Times, January 11, 2011. Available from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/arts/design/20suit.html
Prince, Richard
**3A. Richard Prince: Thoughts on Spiritual America http://richardprinceart.com/2011/09/12/richard-prince-thoughts-spiritual- america/
3B. Kennedy, Randy. “Apropos appropriation,” New York Times, 28 December 2011. Available from: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/arts/design/richard-prince-lawsuit- focuses-on-limits-of-appropriation.html
3C. Johnson, Paddy. “Parsing Patrick Cariou v. Richard Prince: The copyright infringement ruling.” Art Fag City (blog), March 23, 2011. Available from: http://www.artfagcity.com/2011/03/23/parsing-patrick-cariou-v-richard- prince-the-copyright-infringement-ruling/
3D. Amicus brief in support of Richard Prince:
Patrick-Cariou
3E. Kennedy, Randy. “Court rules in artist’s favor,” New York Times, April 26, 2013. Available from: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/arts/design/appeals-court-ruling- favors-richard-prince-in-copyright-case.html
3F. Boucher, Brian. “Landmark copyright lawsuit: Cariou v Prince is settled,” Art in America, March 18, 2014. Available from: http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/news/landmark- copyright-lawsuit-cariou-v-prince-is-settled/
3G. Sutton, Benjamin. “A young artist debuts at Gagosian thanks to Richard Prince,” Hyperallergic [website], October 23, 2014. Available from: http://hyperallergic.com/157548/a-young-artist-debuts-at-gagosian- thanks-to-richard-prince/
Tuymans, Luc
Sutton, Benjamin. “Luc Tuymans convicted of Plagiarism for painting photo of politician,” Hyperallergic [website], http://hyperallergic.com/176138/luc- tuymans-convicted-of-plagiarism-for-painting-photo-of-politician/
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