FS 001 PZ -Writing About Art

Institution: Pitzer

Description: Someone once said that writing about art is like dancing about architecture. In this seminar we explore what it means to engage with a work of art through writing. How is the practice of the art writer the critic, curator, or historian in conversation with the work of the artist? What can writing bring to art? Do difficult artworks require the art writer to explain them? How can writing about art be a creative practice as well as a scholarly one? In addition to researching, writing, and talking about art, we will also visit exhibitions and interact with artists and writers. Writing projects and assignments range from the conventional to the experimental.

Prerequisite(s): None

First-Year seminars are not listed on the course schedule. Incoming students will be assigned to a first-year seminar and registered automatically.