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Technology & Systems

detail of Zittel's "A-Z Uniforms"
Lesson 1—Systems of Styles
above: dress uniforms by Zittel
still of Pfeiffer's "The Long Count (Rumble in the Jungle)"
Lesson 2—Mediating Media
above: video by Pfeiffer
view of Chin's "Revival Field"
Lesson 3—New Tools...
above: land art by Chin
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Technology affects almost every aspect of contemporary life, from the production and consumption of goods to the way in which people communicate with each other. Innovation and progress are terms often associated with technology, but the term can also suggest a distance from simpler ways of living and the visual, aural, and textual information. Artists often employ the tools, techniques, and methods of their time and the boundaries of creative thought have expanded to reflect these new technologies. The lessons in this topic address how people use and understand technology—from the systems we create to define our lives to the ways technology alters thought and action.
Online Resources for
Technology & Systems

Works in which Technology is particularly important
http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/03/hm3_2_7e.html
  “Chariot” Prehistoric Art 5-4th Century BC
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Centre_Pompidou.html
  Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano “Centre Pompidou”, 1972-1976


The following Web sites are cited in the individual lesson plans:

Poetry styles
http://www.gardendigest.com/concrete/
  Concrete poetry
http://www.ubu.com/
  Conceptual poetry, sound poetry, and Ethno poetics
http://www.spinelessbooks.com/tanle/typographic.html
  Typographic Poetry
http://www.ubu.com/concept/
  An anthology of conceptual writing

Media Literacy
http://media-awareness.ca/english/index.cfm
  The Media Literacy Network
http://www.cme.org/
  Center for media education
http://www.overloadmedia.co.uk/archives/miscellaneous/
  Media saturation and perceptual overload
http://www.med.sc.edu:1081/persuasive.html
  Most persuasive words used in advertising that encourage consumption
http://www.mediafamily.org/
  a site that helps minimize harm of mass media on children
http://www.mediastudies.com/
  a site which helps advance research and education in media studies

Art using Unconventional Materials
http://fdncenter.org/newyork/spotlight/ny_spotlight_021102.html
  “Material Whirled” exhibition at Art In General, New York City

Repetition in Art
http://www.artandculture.com/arts/keyword?keywordId=70

Art and Technology
http://www.naimark.net/writing/versus.html
  "Art (and or Versus) Technology"

Art, Artists and Advertising
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/eaa/
  The Emergence of Advertising in America 1850-1920
http://advertising.harpweek.com/
  Harper's Weekly 19th Century Advertising
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/
  Ad Access, a database of historical ads in television, radio and print
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu:80/dynaweb/adaccess/beauty/
http://www.benetton.com/html/whatwesay/campaigns/photogallery.html
  Benetton photogallery of ad campaigns
http://www.uic.edu/classes/ad/ad382/sites/Projects/P003/
  The Power of Advertising: Barbera Kruger, Jenny Holtzer, Guerrilla Girls,
  Elizabeth Sisco, Louis Hock, David Avalos
http://www.nga.gov.au/exhibitions/read_my_lips.html
  "Read my Lips" an exhibition addressing the role of advertising in art
featuring the works of Jenny Holtzer, Barbara Kruger and Cindy Sherman.
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5047/holzerbio.html
  Jenny Holzer
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/9747/kruger.html
  Barbara Kruger
http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/1aa/1aa667.htm
  Barbara Kruger at the Whitney Museum of Art
http://www.broadartfoundation.org/collection/kruger.html
  Barbara Kruger at the Broad Art Foundation


 
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