the art of the pilgrimage
ART111
Giotto, Arena (Scorvegni) Chapel,
1305-1306
Giotto, Fresco from Arena (Scorvegni) Chapel, 1305-1306
Giotto, Fresco from Arena (Scorvegni) Chapel, 1305-1306
Michelangelo, The Sistine Chapel,
Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Constantin Brancusi,
Endless Column, Târgu Jiu, Romania, 1937
Ankor Wat, Cambodia
Ankor Wat, Cambodia
Le Corbusier, The chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp. 1954.
Le Corbusier, The chapel of
Notre Dame du Haut in
Ronchamp. 1954.
Matthias Grunewald, Isenheim
Altarpiece (open) from the chapel of The Hospital of Saint
Anthony, Isenheim, Germany.
c. 1510-1515.
Matthias Grunewald, Isenheim Altarpiece (open) from the chapel
of The Hospital of Saint Anthony, Isenheim, Germany. c. 1510-
1515.
Matthias Grunewald, Isenheim Altarpiece (open) from the chapel of
The Hospital of Saint Anthony, Isenheim, Germany. c. 1510-1515.
Walter de Maria, Lightning Field, 1977
Walter de Maria, Lightning Field,
1977
Nancy Holt, Sun Tunnels
Nancy Holt, Sun Tunnels
Nancy Holt, Sun Tunnels
Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty, Box Elder, UT, 1970
James Turrell, Roden Crater
James Turrell, Skyspace, PS1
Queens
James Turrell, Skyspace,
Pomona College, 2007
James Turrell, Skyspace, Pomona College, 2007
James Turrell, Skyspace
Donald Judd, Untitled, 1967
Donald Judd, 15 Concrete Works, Marfa, TX
Donald Judd, 15 Concrete Works, Marfa, TX
Donald Judd’s Studio, Marfa, TX
Donald Judd, Marfa, TX
Michael Heizer, City, begun 1972
Michael Heizer, Levitated Mass in transport, 2012
Michael Heizer, Levitated
Mass, LACMA, 2012
Michael Heizer, Drawing
Read:
• Chapter 9, “The Art of Being Artless”
Respond in your Journal:
1. Reflect (in at least ONE PAGE) on chapter 9, a
quote or one of the videos shown in class.
2. A number of the artists we discussed seem to
highly value the idea of solitude, which, unlike
loneliness, is something that can often be hard
to come by—or even be disorienting—for many
people today. Why do you think people are
often so uncomfortable with the idea of being
alone—whether in a museum or a crowd, and
how can art help us better appreciate what it has to offer?
3. Make time to be alone this week. What did you
do/make/think? Was it valuable? Where did
you go?