Everyone will make three presentations this quarter. You will choose an artists to present on who is a performance artist (that title is open for interpretation). For the second presentation you will be leading an activity or a happening. For the third presentation you must present an apparatus to us. It can be something new to you or maybe very familiar. All of these can be a broad interpretation, but must be cleared with me prior to presenting. Time is short, (I’ll be timing you) so be concise and practice before hand; no one wants to watch you flounder about. If you think you’ll need more time, ask and I’ll consider it into our schedule and let you know. 1.) ARTIST I will most likely give you an overview of the artist anyways, so I would like you to focus on a specific work/body of work. Share it’s conception and execution as well as the thought process of the artist whenever possible. Provide any relevant information/background that helps us understand why the artist makes in this particular genre. > 5-7 minutes. 2.) ACTIVITY/HAPPENING (See reading Assignment: Performance Art 101 on the Exercise page) The structure of this presentation really depends on the subject matter. Maybe you lead an activity, take us outside, have us observe something, or teach us a new skill. Subjects to consider might be politics, gender, cultural memory, identity, politics, sport, etc. Try to choose something that is new to you (or maybe painfully familiar?) and create an out of the box way to teach us about it. Research happenings before you choose a topic. > 8-10 minutes. 3.) APPARATUS In this presentation you will make your case for an object that you consider to be an exemplary example of an apparatus. Give us as much history on the device as possible, who invented it, what function does it serve, who uses it today, etc. Tell us about the materials, the different generations of the object and why you were drawn to talk about it. Give us juicy images, diagrams, videos and the real thing when possible. Does it have moving parts? How do those work? What job does it help its user do? Examples: water wings, the Boflex, microscopes, crutches, etc. > 5-7 minutes. Presentations may be done in whatever order you choose. Again, all presentations must be approved.