Lecture eleven; The production and critique of institutions.

- Museums played an idealogical part in society. They give induviduals a sense of belonging. 
- If your paid by someone else to do work you feel disconnected.
- For Marx, capitalism created a clear class divide.
- A voice is made of different constructs based on varied opinion.
- Your place in the world is socially constructed. 
- Core structure for ideology for Marx is the fact everyone brings different views to the table. 
- The Louve in Paris; idealogical institution of belief.
- On the opening of the gallery there was a festival set to bring everyone together. 
- Free and equal access was granted to those who had never experienced these wonderful things. 
- A politician claimed that the opening of the gallery would quiet the political storm. 
- It served a political purpose as well as one for bringing people together. 
- Marx's ideology had a clear political function. 
- Mythologies; Roland Barthes. He analysed elements such as magazine covers and discussed the predjudice in society. 
- Ideology looks at how natural elements have formed to become historical. 
- The idea that women are caring and men are strong is an ideology created by society. 
- Different people in different situations can construct ideology.
- Our place in the world generates our beliefs. 
- The great exhibition at crystal palace 1851. Generated spaces for exploration, broadcasting power. Exhibitions like this created a sense of belonging. 
- Panopticism links because one of the core functions of the space was that you behaved in a certain way.
- Modern art began to address the induvidual with the art space due to elements such as layout. 
- The status of art in the 20th century was being contested because it was being drawn away from society. 
- Art began to communicate through graphic design to fit with social change. 
- Colour, shape and characteristics began to become emotive based on how the artist may feel. 
- Colour could capture feelings that were felt when the artist interacted with nature. 
- An important element of modern art was that it was set out in a certain way to create an emotional impact. 
- Art becomes about visual elements now instead of something that is linked to society and politics.
- Life is made up of getting things done. The art gallery was a space in which people could escape from life. 
- From all ideologies together we get a set of social values. 
- The dada movement rejected all the values that were previously felt. It was anti art and came about around world war one. 
- Dada 3 was a magazine created to possibly influence others. No form of positivity comes from this. 
- "There's nothing naturally pleasing about an art work" It's the way the art work is conveyed. 
- Art is based on induvidual expression and expects a response from others. 
- Duchamp is trying to prove that art has become seperate from social life eg. 'Bottlerack' piece. 
- To fully appreciate colour in artworks they need to be placed in the right space eg. bright white rooms/galleries. 
- The architectural structure of galleries began to guide people around them. 
- Most elements were removed so galleries became minimalist and artworks could fullfill their full visual potential.