Incidents on a Page (2016)
Escape from Flatland (2015)
Emblems (2015)
Emblems are complex allegorical symbols constructed by linking a motto, an image, and a commentary.
The abundant lexicon of text and image relationships — description, alienation, disruption, translation, and simplification, to name a few — provides entry points for our conversation with the emblem. Continue reading “Emblems (2015)”
“No Free Reading” Tuesday Evening Lecture – Modern Art Museum Fort Worth (2010)
Terri Thornton: “This past Tuesday [September 7, 2010], in spite of torrential rain and tornado watches, ninety-four undeterred people gathered to hear from artist, writer, and professor Michael Corris. These faithful folks were rewarded with a sometimes dense, often funny, and consistently thoughtful presentation on issues concerning the use of text in contemporary art.
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Storage Problem (2014)
Michael Corris: What will be the greatest challenge for artists during the next millennium?
Susan Sontag: The storage problem.
What Do Artists Know? (2012)
Some contemporary art is profoundly engaged with the world in ways that go beyond interpretation. We seem to be in the midst of a cultural moment where the instrumentalization of art has never been more widely accepted among artists. Whether such artistic practices seek to work across disciplines like science or sociology, or aim to intervene positively in the social and cultural life of communities, the artists involved may be said to hold in common the belief that there is a real advantage that flows from the fact that they come to the scene as artists. We are familiar with the notion of the artist as a problem-solver. But what of other, more contentious knowledge claims?
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