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Jean-Michel Basquiat’s *Untitled* (Skull): Raw Emotion, Graffiti, and Art World Rise – Explore the Expressive Painting Featuring a Skull Motif and Explore Basquiat’s meteoric Rise from Street Artist to International Art Star, Blending Graffiti Culture with High Art Concerns.

Jean-Michel Basquiat's Untitled (Skull): Raw Emotion, Graffiti, and Art World Rise (Lecture Hall buzzes with anticipation. Professor walks to the podium, adjusts their glasses, and grins.) Alright, settle down, settle…
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Karl Marx: Critic of Capitalism and Prophet of Revolution? Explore the Life and Theories of the Philosopher, Economist, and Sociologist Whose Critique of Capitalism and Vision of a Classless Society Inspired Revolutions and Shaped 20th Century Politics.

Karl Marx: Critic of Capitalism and Prophet of Revolution? 🧐 (A Lecture, Not a Sermon! 🙏) Welcome, comrades! Or, uh, welcome students! Today, we’re diving headfirst into the tumultuous, often…
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Kara Walker’s *A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby…*: Sugar, Slavery, and Sculpture – Examine the Massive Sugar Sculpture of a Sphinx-like Female Figure and Child-sized Figures Made of Molasses, Confronting the History of Slavery and the Sugar Industry with Provocative and Ephemeral Art.

Kara Walker's A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby...: Sugar, Slavery, and Sculpture – A Lecture on Provocative Ephemerality (Welcome slide with a picture of the Sugar Sphinx in all…
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Cindy Sherman’s *Untitled Film Stills*: Identity and Performance – Explore the Series of Black and White Photographs Where the Artist Poses as Different Female Archetypes from Imaginary Films, Questioning Identity, Representation, and the Construction of Female Roles in Media.

Cindy Sherman's Untitled Film Stills: Identity and Performance – A Lecture (Imagine a spotlight hitting the podium. You, the lecturer, adjust your glasses and beam at the imaginary audience.) Alright…
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Banksy’s *Love is in the Bin* (Formerly *Girl with Balloon*): The Art Market Prank – Revisit the Moment the Artwork Self-Shredded After Sale and Understand How This Act of Artistic Rebellion Challenged the Art Market’s Values and Created a New, More Famous Artwork in the Process.

Banksy's Love is in the Bin (Formerly Girl with Balloon): The Art Market Prank – Revisit the Moment the Artwork Self-Shredded After Sale and Understand How This Act of Artistic…