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"The object, not the beholder, must remain the center or focus of the situation; but the situation itself belongs to the beholder—it is his situation. " - Fried

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"The object, not the beholder, must remain the center or focus of the situation; but the situation itself belongs to the beholder—it is his situation. " - Fried

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Do you agree with this statement?  Support with evidence from the other theories we have read in this class so far.

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Please post discussion questions for each reading (separate post for each) in the REPLY/COMMENT bar for each reading.

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What does this art work (by Marina Abramovic) teach us about the limits of classical aesthetic theory and philosophy?  How would you evaluate this art work an academic way, this performance/art work? What theories would be relevant? What about the situation/event makes intervening impossible (or problematic) for the audience? Does it remind you of other arts works or performances that you have seen?

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Breakout Session #1

Discussion Questions

What is literalist art, and does it make Michael Fried so angry?

He thinks that it will ruin fine art

''The meaning in this context of “the condition of non-art” is what I have been calling objecthood.

It is as though objecthood alone can, in the present circumstances, secure something's identity, if

not as non-art, at least as neither painting nor sculpture; or as though a work of art—more

accurately, a work of modernist painting or sculpture—were in some essential respect not an

object.'' - Fried, M.

Can you give some examples of literalist art?

carl andre

Minimalistic art are like literalistic art

What does anthropomorphism mean in this (sculptural) context?

When you give an object human traits/characteristics.

Just because some sculpture has human charactiristics it's enough to be present.

"The object, not the beholder, must remain the center or focus of the situation; but the situation itself belongs to the beholder—it is his situation." Do you agree with this statement?

Object important, viewer is less important.