THIS COURSE FOCUSES ON EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES TO MATERIAL IN CONTEMPORARY ART. IN THIS COURSE YOU WILL TREAT MATERIAL NOT AS A MEANS TO AN END BUT AN END IN ITSELF. THROUGH READING, DISCUSSION, AND LOTS OF PERSONAL EXPERIMENTATION YOU WILL DEFINE AND DEVELOP A PERSONAL MATERIAL (OR SET OF MATERIALS) FOR A VISUAL ART CONTEXT. THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE PROMPTS FOR SELF-DIRECTED INQUIRY AND STRUCTURES FOR SHARING NOVEL PHENOMENA, MEANINGFUL CONTEXT, AND IN-PROCESS DISCUSSION. STUDENTS MUST ATTEND THE FIRST DAY ORDER TO REMAIN IN THE COURSE.