INSTRUCTOR: MIDORI HIROSE TOPIC: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN ARTIST IN A SOCIETY EXPERIENCING RA SYSTEMIC CHANGE? SOCIAL PRACTICE BRINGS ART INTO PUBLIC SPACE AND BLURS THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN LIFE ART, UTILIZING OBSERVATION, PARTICIPATION, DIALOGUE, ARCHIVING DIRECT ACTION WITH ART AND NON-ART AUDIENCES. THIS IS A STUDIO COURSE WITH A SERI OF ASSIGNMENTS, SOME WHICH MAY TAKE PLACE AT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF CAMPUS. EXPECT FIELD TRIPS, READINGS, INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH, GROUP COLLABORATIONS, AND ONE ARTIST PRESENTATION.