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ABSTRACT
The first year in art schools, academies, and departments is a perennial unsolved problem. The experiment we describe here reimagines the entire history and problematics of the foundation year all at once. Our proposal is that art history and studio instruction can be deconstructed and merged, producing a coherent first-year experience. The experiment we describe here is a collaboration between art history and studio art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in summer 2021.
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Notes on contributors
James Elkins
James Elkins is E.C. Chadbourne Professor in the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His most recent book is The End of Diversity in Art Historical Writing: North Atlantic Art History and Its Alternatives.
Maggie Wong
Maggie Wong is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Contemporary Practices at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is also the Associate Director of Iceberg Projects in Rogers Park, Chicago.
Troy Briggs
Troy Briggs is a Lecturer in the Department of Contemporary Practices at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His website is troybriggsart.com.