Illustrated Essay:
Write an interpretive art historical analysis consisting of 2-3 double spaced pages, comparing and contrasting two art essays (Michael Fried and Robert Morris). Your essay should incorporate at least one of the art works into your analysis of Minimalism and its legacy. Example images for incorporation in essay can be found in the attached Minimalism pdf.
Art Essay Documents:
– Michael Fried, “Art and Objecthood,” in Art in Theory [pdf] and
– Robert Morris, “Notes on Sculpture Part III,” pg. 700-704 [Stiles & Selz]
Reference Source for Essay Documents:
1. Charles Harrison and Paul Wood, eds., Art in Theory: 1900-2000 (Oxford and Cambridge: Blackwell, 2003).
2. Kristine Stiles and Peter Selz, eds., Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2nd edition, 2012).
Requirements:
-Illustrated essay with footnotes and bibliography.
-Essay should be 2-3 double-spaced, typed pages (not including the illustrations bibliography, and footnotes).
-Include illustrations and title/artist/date information for each of the art works discussed in your paper at the end of essay.
-Chicago style is the preferred bibliographic citation style for art history.
-Images may be may be obtained from reliable online sources.
