Spaces and exchanges
Banksy in New York
Two videos on Banksy’s residency in New York, and the mayor’s reaction. The video we watched in class Another video, showing how Banksy makes fun of the art market
The Godfather
Extract from The Godfather, a film directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1972
The Statue of Liberty
Website about the Statue and Ellis Island : https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/ A video on the history of Liberty Enlightening the World (many comments from angry black people point at the fact that the statue was originally modelled on a black woman to denounce slavery, but this seems to be a hoax! https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/black-statue-of-liberty.htm) Another video in 90 … Continuer la lecture
Poems on the tube
Transport for London use poetry to try and encourage people to be aware and more considerate of each other while travelling on the London underground.
JR’s toddler
A video on JR’s new artwork on the US-Mexican border. To know a little more on the fence running along the frontier between the 2 countries :
History of American graffiti
TLVA [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEbYFrWUgTQ[/youtube]
Art or vandalism?
TLVA Is graffiti art or vandalism? Is it defacing or beautifying? [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GNoUYZhrT0[/youtube] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azolNnTCnMI[/youtube]
