Group 2 In the Nature of Materials: The Later Sixties

[20–30 mins]

Select one artist from that chapter to represent the movements/works of art/artists as a whole. Use information gathered to create a slide summarizing the topic: explaining the artist’s philosophy, describing a work of art by the artist, clarifying the artist’s position within the context of the larger movement, etc. Create a slide using PowerPoint, Google Slides, or other format (pdf, etc.) Every group member must contribute to the slide and submit the final product to the “Submit Assignment” option or drop box for this assignment.

Read about the work of Frank Stella.

Smarthistory | Frank Stella, The Marriage of Reason and Squalor (Links to an external site.)

[15 mins] Review the information from the textbook and the Smarthistory article below. Write a response to the following question in your personal notes.

Smarthistory | An introduction to Minimalism (Links to an external site.)

What is the movement about? What did artists say about works of art? How does it differ from earlier movements like abstract expressionism? What did critics say about the work?

[10 mins] Imagine you are teaching about minimalism. What would you say? How would you describe the movement to those you are teaching? What works of art would you use as examples?

U3: March 03–Process art and Earthworks

Review the textbook sections over each topic to answer the following questions in your notes.

[5–10 mins] First, what is minimalism about? What compelled artists to create forms in that manner?

https://youtu.be/G37C5vKCwH4 (Links to an external site.)

[5–10 mins] Second, how does process art counter ideas put forward by minimalists? What forms did process artists use?

https://youtu.be/-nrSCokEUXg (Links to an external site.)

[5–10 mins] Third, how does site-specific or earthwork art seem to employ minimalist art and/or process art concepts? For what reason would it seek to subvert the idea of exhibiting the work in a gallery or museum? How do artists achieve this?

Read the following article assigned to your group. Answer the following question in your notes. What did you learn reading the article?