Jeanne-Claude, who with her husband Christo created amazing temporary artworks, past away on November 18, 2009. Every art class you enter will at one time or another mention this couple who have over 30 years of works under their belts. The materials they've used are usually large pieces of fabrics.
Here are some of the things they did together:
So far that I've seen in art history and studio classes, "The Gates" in Central Park are the most mentioned out of all of Cristo and Jean-Claude's works.
This is my favorite installation!
The Pont Neuf piece is also often discussed in art class.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Now this is my idea of what social practice art should be, although, these people may not consider themselves as social practice artists:
Right now the people at thefuntheory.com are accepting applications for more fun ideas on how to make the world a better place (one little step at a time). You could win 2500 pounds! Hopefully they could convert that money to American dollars?
Right now the people at thefuntheory.com are accepting applications for more fun ideas on how to make the world a better place (one little step at a time). You could win 2500 pounds! Hopefully they could convert that money to American dollars?
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