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Cindy Sherman’s *Untitled #96*: Narrative and Emotion in a Single Photograph – Revisit this specific image from Cindy Sherman’s *Centerfold* series and explore how she masterfully uses pose, setting, lighting, and expression to create a powerful sense of narrative, vulnerability, and emotional depth in a single photographic image, inviting viewers to imagine the story and context behind the scene and question female representation in media and society, and the construction of identity through performance and photography.

Cindy Sherman's Untitled #96: Narrative and Emotion in a Single Photograph – Revisit this specific image from Cindy Sherman's Centerfold series and explore how she masterfully uses pose, setting, lighting,…
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Banksy’s *Love is in the Bin*: The Performance of Destruction and Value – Examine the moment Banksy’s *Girl with Balloon* self-shredded after being sold at Sotheby’s auction and explore how this act of artistic destruction became a performance that elevated the artwork’s fame and sparked global conversations about the value, authenticity, and nature of art in the contemporary market and the artist’s critique of the art world system and the commodification of art through a viral and unforgettable event.

Banksy's Love is in the Bin: The Performance of Destruction and Value (A Lecture in Three Acts – Hold onto Your Hats!) (💡 Intro Icon: A lightbulb flickering, representing the…
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Yayoi Kusama’s *Pumpkin* (Naoshima Island): Art, Nature, and Site-Specific Iconography – Explore Yayoi Kusama’s famous yellow pumpkin sculpture permanently installed on a pier on Naoshima Island, Japan, and how its bold form and repetitive dots interact with the natural landscape, becoming an iconic and beloved landmark that symbolizes the integration of art and nature in a specific place and context, reflecting the artist’s connection to nature and her ongoing exploration of repetitive patterns and themes of infinity and self-obliteration in her art.

Yayoi Kusama's Pumpkin (Naoshima Island): Art, Nature, and Site-Specific Iconography (Lecture Begins - cue dramatic intro music!) Greetings, art enthusiasts, pumpkin aficionados, and island dreamers! Welcome, welcome, one and all,…
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Anish Kapoor’s *Cloud Gate*: The Bean’s Reflection of City and Self – Revisit Anish Kapoor’s iconic public sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park and explore how its polished, reflective surface continuously transforms the image of the surrounding cityscape and engages visitors by offering distorted reflections of themselves, blurring the lines between art, environment, and personal experience, making it a beloved urban landmark and photo opportunity that invites interaction, play, and a new way of seeing the urban landscape.

Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate: The Bean's Reflection of City and Self - Revisit (Lecture - Estimated Reading Time: 20-30 Minutes) (Professor Voice, slightly theatrical, clears throat) Alright, settle down, settle…
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Creative Thinking in the Workplace.

Creative Thinking in the Workplace: Unleash Your Inner Unicorn 🦄 (and Actually Get Paid For It!) Alright everyone, settle down, settle down! Grab your metaphorical notebooks and prepare to have…