Chapter 9

the art of the pilgrimage

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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?