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Interweaving Media, Chris Quirk, Risd Xyz

RISD XYZ Fall/Winter 2013: Out of Bounds

Five artists working in wood, glass, clay, metal and fiber collaborate with Pollack’s design team to create a new line of fabrics. Pollack, the NYC textile design firm founded by Mark Pollack 76 TX, embarked on a two-year project with Rachel Doriss 99 TX, to collaborate with five artists and designers working in different media. The goal? To create a line of newly released fabrics—called simply The Makers Collection.

In the end, Pollack selected knit designer Liz Collins 91 TX/ MFA 99 TX in Brooklyn, ceramicist Nathan Craven MFA 08 CR in Roswell, NM, glass artist Katherine …

Divergent Thinking | Risd President, John Maeda, Risd Xyz

RISD XYZ Fall/Winter 2013: Out of Bounds

"Innovation happens when convergent thinkers—people who march straight ahead towards a clearly defined goal—combine forces with divergent thinkers, those who may wander professionally but who are comfortable being uncomfortable and who look for what is real. RISD harbors a lot of divergent, agile thinkers. . .". – John Maeda, RISD President 2008-13

Graphic And Gutsy, Liisa Silander, Risd Xyz

RISD XYZ Fall/Winter 2013: Out of Bounds

Some people just can't help themselves. They've got an indefinable restlessness—a drive to do things most people don’t. By the time she was 26, Jessica Walsh GD 08 had pushed the proverbial envelope enough that esteemed designer Stefan Sagmeister (who had been in the business since before she was born) invited her to become a partner in his NYC-based firm.

Manual / Issue 1 / Hand In Hand, Amy Pickworth, Editor, S. Hollis Mickey, Editor, Sarah Ganz Blythe, Editor, Robert Brinkerhoff, Maureen O'Brien, Sheila Bonde, James Mcshane, Elizabeth Williams, Kate Irvin

Journals

Manual, a journal about art and its making. Hand in Hand. The inaugural issue of The Manual, a twice-yearly publication by the RISD Museum. The theme of this first issue is “hand in hand,” a phrase first recorded in the 16th century. Its early usage described the clasping of palm to palm, but the term has since come to encompass more than this literal meaning. To be hand in hand is also to be connected, joined, concurrent, well matched. Thumb through these pages to find rigorous, imaginative musings as artists and academics make solid contact, gesture wildly, and put their …

A Symposium On Aesthetic Engagement

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

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What Is 'Everyday' In Everyday Aesthetics?, Ossi Naukkarinen

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

The theme of everyday aesthetics has recently been addressed by numerous authors. However, the question of what is actually the nature of the everyday, as contrasted with the non-everyday and how this nature affects the aesthetics of the everyday has not been sufficiently elaborated. The purpose of this essay is to clarify the everydayness of the everyday and combine the general notion of everydayness with the key points of everyday aesthetics

The Propaganda Power Of Protest Songs: The Case Of Madison's Solidarity Sing-Along, Sheryl Tuttle Ross

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

The aim of this paper is to examine the propaganda power of Madison’s Solidarity Sing-Along. To do so, I will modify the Epistemic Merit Model of propaganda so that it can account for a broader spectrum of propaganda. I will show how this is consistent with other accounts of musical pragmatics and the potential political function of songs and music. This will provide the ground for a robust interpretation of the political meanings of the Solidarity Sing-Along. I will assume the Madison protests and the Solidarity Sing-Along can be considered a paradigm case of peaceful protest as it has been …

Crafty Entanglements: Knitting And Hard Distinctions In Aesthetics And Political Theory, Kate M. Daley

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

Many theoretical writings on aesthetics and politics rely on hard distinctions between what is and is not art, and what is and is not political. In this article, I draw on the work of theorists, knitters, and fiber artists to argue that hand knitting provides a lens through which to unsettle some of these distinctions. I illustrate some of the ways in which aesthetic theory relies on hard distinctions between art and not-art and politics and not-politics, with particular focus on the work of Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, and Rancière. I explain how knitting is often seen as falling clearly outside …

2013 Risd Wintersession Schedule Of Courses, Risd Registrar's Office, Risd Archives

RISD Course Catalogs / Announcements

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2013-2014 Risd Course Announcement, Risd Registrar's Office, Risd Archives

RISD Course Catalogs / Announcements

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Grasping The Wind?Aesthetic Participation, Between Cognition And Immersion, Mădălina Diaconu

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

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Aesthetic Engagement In The City, Nathalie Blanc

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

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Aesthetic Engagement, Ecosophy C, And Ecological Appreciation, Cheng Xiangzhan

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

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Aesthetic Engagement: Art Into Politics, Jale Erzen

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

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Influence Of Global Aesthetics On Chinese Aesthetics: The Adaptation Of Moxie And The Case Of Dafen Cun, Eva Kit Wah Man

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

This article examines the practice of moxie or imitation in art in Chinese aesthetics, compares it with the Platonic notion of mimesis, and explicates its original meaning. I then trace its development from traditional painting to the late Qing export paintings in which traditional Chinese aesthetics was combined with Western perspectives to satisfy Western tastes. The discussion extends to the contemporary development of moxie in China by considering the case of Dafen Cun, an art village in Shenzhen that is famous for its copycat art practices. It explores how Dafen Cun has become a major exporter of copies of Western …

Experiencing Photographs Qua Photographs: What's So Special About Them?, Jiri Benovsky

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

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Public Aquariums And Marine Aesthetics, Nola Semczyszyn

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

Given the inaccessibility of the marine environment, the closest many of us come to viewing it is at public aquariums. Aquariums also provide us with rich aesthetic experiences, but it is not clear whether we appreciate the marine environment at aquariums. I present the dilemma of aquarium appreciation as an inconsistent triad: 1) we treat aquariums as places to appreciate marine environments, 2) aquariums are artifacts, not natural objects, and 3) nature and art should be appreciated differently. I argue that aquarium displays are scientific models of marine environments with aesthetic, educational, and scientific aims. My solution to the dilemma …

Atopia & Aesthetics. A Modal Perspective, Yves Millet

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

Living in an era where global exchanges of forms and ideas are the norm raises some questions about the status of artistic practices. To explore these questions, we use Roland Barthes’ notion of atopia and the complementary yet related notion of Neutral on which Barthes commented in his later years. Atopia highlights the fact that rather than viewing current artistic activities as searches for homogenous identity, we need to view them as belonging to plural communities of practices offering modal and qualitative distinctions. We suggest that adopting this perspective sheds light on the capacity of any individual to act creatively …

Perspectives East And West, Ken-Ichi Sasaki

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

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In Praise Of Ambiguity: Musical Subtlety And Merleau-Ponty, Tiger C. Roholt

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

When a jazz, rock, or hip-hop drummer strikes certain notes in each measure slightly late, instead of hearing the degree to which those notes are late, we typically hear the effects of those variations; namely, a groove, the "feel" of a rhythm. Slight variations of pitch function similarly. In this essay, I argue that certain analytic theorists go astray due to their preoccupation with the variations themselves. By invoking Maurice Merleau-Ponty's insights into subtle visual perceptions, and his notion of perceptual indeterminacy, I avoid an account of musical subtlety suggested by Daniel Dennett that is too coarse-grained, as well as …

The Definition Of Everyday Aesthetics, Kevin Melchionne

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

This article responds to recent controversy in the aesthetics of everyday life with a succinct definition designed to clarify the domain of study. The article is intentionally designed for brevity and accessibility in order to facilitate usage.

The Aesthetics Of Resistance, Giuseppe Patella

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

Talking about resistance means raising the question of opposition, of denying all attempts at neutralizing opposites, which would be typical of ideological construction, either political or aesthetic. This essay investigates the meaning and the reasons of resistance according to a theoretical, aesthetic, and cultural point of view. The thesis is that resistance has to be considered as an articulation of difference, and that means following a different logic of thought, no longer rigid or monolithic but plural, like a new grammar, syntax, and practice of creativity, challenge, provocation, multiplicity, and pluralism. In this sense the aesthetics of resistance is an …

Hegel's Symbolic Stage: An Old Perspective On Contemporary Art, Laura T. Disumma-Koop

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

This paper proposes an evaluation of contemporary art works in light of some of the concepts embedded in Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s symbolic stage. My belief is that an analysis of Hegel’s conditions for the affirmation of art opens the door to a discussion of contemporary artistic trends, a discussion that also takes distance from the (perhaps) abused question of what defines art. Art does more than question itself; art questions, and challenges, the nature of our perception.

The World Achieved: Film And The Enacted Mind, John M. Carvalho

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

Stanley Cavell taught us that films give us a view of a world that differs from the world in which we view films only by not being that world. Films, that is, screen a world for us and screen us from a world that is not our own. Cavell’s view is based on a photographic conception of film images. A film is composed of photographic images collected on reels and put in motion at twenty-four frames per second. In “More of the World Viewed,” Cavell dares us to come up with a theory of perception that challenges the assumption that …

Recent Publications

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

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Dai Food, Colette Fu, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, pop up book. A single opening pop-up book showing a woman surrounded by Dai dishes. Made from Fu's photographs.Title from artist's website. From the We are Tiger Dragon People series. "In Xishuangbanna, the Dai people refer to their land as 'bazi' meaning tranquil and beautiful. Their homes are in a lush subtropical area near river basins with exceptionally fertile soil. One of the least-known but most flavorful culinary treasures in China, their food is similar to Thai food in that it combines sour, spicy, salty and sweet flavors but with its own distinctive style." --www.colettefu.com. Ink: Epson Ultrachrome …

Book Of Trees : Both Native And Introduced, Paula Mccartney, Andy Sturdevant, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, portraits "Digital press printed by Conveyor Arts, with letterpress printed cover and rounded corners"--Paulamccartney.com. Cover title. Limited edition of 250. Endpaper sheet in wood-grain pattern. Stapled.

Incessant White Noise, Karen S. Kunc, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume. Cover title. Trade edition of 30. Throw out accordion fold book. Irregular accordion fold bound into folio of covered boards with etching and mixed media decorative papers.

Boundless, David Stairs, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume. "A humorously titled small book whose 360 degree spiral binding makes its contents impossible to view." --Printed Matter website (viewed Jan. 22, 2020).

Artist's Book Ideation Cards, Barbara Tetenbaum, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

108 cards : color illustrations. "Barb Tetenbaum developed the original set of artist's book ideation cards for use in her teaching practice. This version was further developed and designed in collaboration with Julie Chen"--Colophon card. Two decks of offset printed playing cards enclosed in an acrylic box. "The Artist's Book Ideation Cards deck was designed as an aid to the book artist, to jump start a new project or inform one in progress. There are two decks in the set: Category Cards containing approximately eight cards in each of the seven categories (text, image, structure, paper, layout, technique and color) …