Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 11/07/2004 - 03:38.
INTRODUCTION:
The Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) brought to Cleveland a remarkable
symposium on the Aesthetics and Consumer Culture which explored diverse
historical, sociological and locational aspects of art, in the modern
context of the consumer culture. Topics ranged from the commoditization
of the image of the tipi as Kitsch in Anglo American society, and the impacts of
commercialization on Peruvian Amazonian Shipibo designs, to the delegation of the
Farnsworth House as an architectural collectible, the globalization of
nothing, and the astounding life work to date of the inspirational artist Mel Chin -
bringing to fortunate attendees a breathtaking, mind-expanding
saturation of truly unique, world-class intellectual insight of great
value to our region, as we seek identity and value in the
commercialization of our art and artists.
Siobhan
La Piana, The Cleveland Institute of Art Excess
and Insufficiency
10:40 – 11:20
Martin
Patrick, Illinois State University School
of Art Marketing
Matthieu: On Matthieu Laurette’s Creative
Disruptions of the Commercial World
11:20 – 12:00
Ross
Elfline, U.C.L.A. Critical
Design and Consumer Culture: From Dada to Searstyle
12:30 – 2:30
Lunch Break
Session
2 Mickey,
Martha, and Benetton: Branding Identity
2:30 – 3:10
Holly
Crawford, University of Essex Disneyfication
of the Aesthetic Object
3:10 – 3:50
Michael
Golec, Iowa State University Do-It-Yourself
Aesthetics: Martha Stewart and the Marketing
of Emersonian Perfectionism
3:50 – 4:30
Rita
Goodman, The Cleveland Institute of Art Buying
Politics, Selling Sweaters
7:00 – 8:00 PM
Featured
Speaker George
Ritzer, University of Maryland "Art,
McDonaldization and the Globalization of
Society".
Sociology Professor George Ritzer is the
author of numerous books, including The
McDonaldization of Society (1993, 1996,
2000, 2004; translated into a dozen languages);
Enchanting a Disenchanted World:
Revolutionizing the Means of Consumption (1999); McDonaldization: The Reader
(2002); and The Globalization of Nothing (2004). He also edited The Blackwell
Companion to Major Social Theorists (2000), as well as The Handbook of
Social Theory (2001), and is co-founding editor of the Journal of Consumer
Culture.
8:45 PM
Cinematheque to
show film on topic of Symposium (title to be announced)
Saturday, November
6, 2004
Session
3 Nothing
is Sacred: Dislocating Local Culture
10:30 – 11:20
Irene
Sunwoo, Architectural Association, London Object
and Icon: The Farnsworth House as Architectural
Collectible
11:20 – 12:00
Adrianne
Santina, University of North Texas Plains
Tipis, Kitsch, and the Fashioning of American
Identity
12:00 – 12:30
Katia
Almeida-Tracy, Case Western Reserve University Shipibo
Designs: Hybridism and Commodification in the
Peruvian Amazon
12:30 – 2:30
Lunch Break
Session
4 Resisting
Globalization/Resisting Art History
2:30 – 3:10
Kristen
Baumlier, The Cleveland
Institute of Art "Combustible
Media: Art to Spark Social Change"
3:10 – 4:00
Charles
Bergengren, The Cleveland Institute of
Art The Commodification
of Everything Else
4:00 – 6:00
Reception with participants
and closing keynote speaker Mel
Chin. To be held in Ohio Bell Auditorium,
Gund Building
6:00 – 7:00
Closing
Keynote Speaker Mel Chin,
Internationally-renowned artist "The
Spectrum of Survival". Mel
Chin is an internationally prominent artist
whose works are in the collections of the
Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney
Museum of American Art, New York; the Weatherspoon
Gallery, Greensboro, North Carolina; and
the Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio. He was
included in the first season of the celebrated
PBS series "Art: 21, Art in the Twenty-First
Century." An influential artist, Chin
is known for his politically engaged and
socially aware site-specific works, including
his multi-sited Revival Field, KNOWMAD,
and Render (2004).
SYMPOSIUM EVENTS ARE FREE AND
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, EXCEPT FOR CINEMATHEQUE FILMS.
Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 11/07/2004 - 02:59.
A book of knowledge dedicated to the CIA "Aesthetics and Consumer Culture" symposium, held Thursday evening, November 4; all day Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6, Aitken Auditorium, 11141 East Blvd. A symposium on contemporary art, design and culture. Influential international artist Mel Chin
will present the keynote address on Saturday, November 6 at 6pm. A
public reception with the speakers will be held 4-6pm on November 6. George Ritzer of the University of Maryland is a featured speaker on Friday, November 5 at 7pm. See the schedule. Media page.
Sponsored by the Liberal Arts Dept. For more info contact Dr. Rita Goodman (rgoodman [at] gate [dot] cia [dot] edu) or Ms. Lane Cooper (lane_cooper [at] hotmail [dot] com).
Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sat, 11/06/2004 - 07:02.
November 5, 2002 from 7 - 8 PM: Session 2 - Featured Speaker
As part of this exciting event, the CIA brought renowned writer and social theorist George Ritzer to speak about "Art,
McDonaldization and the Globalization of
Society". I had the pleasure to attend, and share the following observations about how his presentation fits our interest of nurturing regional economic development.
Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 11/04/2004 - 02:06.
Let's beat Artsopolis (and Silicon Valley) and save NEO artists money. The following article plugs an arts portal in Silicon Valley that they claim is getting the attention of lots of other arts organizations around the country. I do use Artsopolis when in SF and the protal is good, but it is no better than we can do here - and we need this capability to promote one of our greatest regional assets... the arts!!!
Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 11/04/2004 - 01:46.
I received an email today from area economic development leader Kevin Cronin that should be of interest of content creators interested to commercialize books, music and images. Nice service - don't know if it is cost competitive... and wonder, can't folks in publishing here compete with this, as self-publishing will continue to be a growing business (some folks will always want dead trees to read ;-)
Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 11/03/2004 - 02:39.
In the words of Northeast Ohio Arts Educator of the Year Mary Beth Matthews:
As a little P.S. to all of Cleveland's chronic complainers who like to whine and say,
"Nothing ever gets done in this city" "People have no vision here" "Clevelanders don't know how to work together" "It's all just a lot of talk" "New ideas don't stand a chance." "The Cleveland Schools suck."
At Max Hayes, we refused to get caught up in all of that negativity...We're makin' it happen...Ha!
Ha is right - it has just been announced Mary Beth and her students will install a major public arts project at the Soap Box Track, right down from her school,
Submitted by Realneo Admin on Sun, 10/24/2004 - 19:29.
Regional leadership has shown conceptual support to figure out how Northeast Ohio artists may use optimal information technology to enhance their abilities to survive and thrive - live doing what they love. for this desire, and money is being invested to help artists grow an industry around their activities, but the results are not yet optimal.
Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 10/21/2004 - 20:44.
11/17/2004 - 16:30
"Community
of Minds," Regional Business
& Technology Networking Event, Wednesday, 11-17-04,
5:30PM - 8:00PM, George Dively Building, Case.
Be alert! Listen and exchange insights with speaker Len Steinbach, CIO, The
Cleveland Museum of Art. CMA connects culture, community with
telecommunications technology bridging the gap between business, exhibition, the
internet and new media technologies. Videos & display interactives. Join
us. Meet cool thought leaders in University Circle & learn about changes
affecting technology and business. Co-sponsored by Thompson Hine and
REI. This event is free but you must register online
in order to attend at: http://www.communityofminds.com/LogIn.asp?NextPage=registration.asp?EventID=86.
