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Keith Haring’s *Andy Mouse* Series: Friendship and Pop Culture Icons – Explore Keith Haring’s Collaboration and Friendship with Andy Warhol, Depicting Warhol as a Mickey Mouse-Like Figure in His Distinct Style, Blending Personal Relationships with Pop Culture Iconography.

Keith Haring's Andy Mouse Series: Friendship and Pop Culture Icons (Lecture Begins - Lights dim, upbeat 80s synth music plays briefly) Alright everyone, settle down, settle down! Welcome, welcome to…
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Jean-Michel Basquiat’s *Dustheads*: Addiction, Expression, and Urban Life – Explore Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Painting Depicting Figures Related to Drug Use and Unpack His Raw and Expressive Style That Captured the Energy and Struggles of Urban Life in the 1980s.

Jean-Michel Basquiat's Dustheads: Addiction, Expression, and Urban Life (Lecture Hall Ambiance – Imagine a slightly chaotic, graffiti-covered backdrop. I stride confidently to the podium, sporting a slightly-too-loud patterned shirt and…
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Kara Walker’s *The Rich Soil Down There*: Sugar, Landscape, and History – Explore Kara Walker’s Use of Sugar and Other Materials to Create Installations That Reference the Landscape of the American South and Its Connection to the History of Slavery and the Labor of Enslaved People.

Kara Walker's The Rich Soil Down There: Sugar, Landscape, and History (A Lecture in Sweetness and Shadows) (Warning: This lecture contains discussions of slavery, violence, and racism. Viewer discretion is…
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Cindy Sherman’s *Untitled #228*: History Portraits and Social Commentary – Explore Cindy Sherman’s Photograph Where She Poses as Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Referencing Historical Paintings While Critiquing Gender Roles and Violence through Her Reinterpretation of the Scene.

Cindy Sherman's Untitled #228: History Portraits and Social Commentary - A Lecture (🔔 Sound of a dramatic gong) Alright, settle down class, settle down! Today, we're diving headfirst (pun intended,…
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Banksy’s *Napalm*: War, Pop Culture, and Shocking Juxtaposition – Examine Banksy’s Stencil Featuring the McDonald’s Clown and Ronald McDonald Leading a Naked Child Running From a Napalm Attack (Referencing the Famous Photo), Using Pop Culture Icons to Critique the Horrors of War.

Banksy's Napalm: War, Pop Culture, and Shocking Juxtaposition (A Lecture in Street Art Subversion) (Professor: Dr. Anya "Stencil Slayer" Petrova, PhD in Guerilla Art & Existential Dread) (Audience: Aspiring Culture…
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Yayoi Kusama’s *Infinity Mirrored Room – Phalli’s Field*: Repetition, Obsession, and the Sublime – Step into Yayoi Kusama’s Installation of Mirrored Walls and Stuffed Phallic Forms Covered in Polka Dots, Experiencing a Sense of Infinite Repetition and Exploring Themes of Obsession, Sexuality, and the Sublime.

Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room – Phalli's Field: Repetition, Obsession, and the Sublime (A Lecture: Buckle Up, Buttercups!) Welcome, art adventurers, to a deep dive into the delightfully demented (in…
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Anish Kapoor’s *Sky Mirror*: Reflecting the Urban Landscape – Explore how Anish Kapoor’s Large, Concave, Mirrored Sculptures Reflect and Distort the Surrounding Cityscape and Sky, Offering New Perspectives on Familiar Environments and Encouraging Interaction with Public Art.

Anish Kapoor's Sky Mirror: Reflecting the Urban Landscape – A Lecture (Opening Slide: A vibrant image of Anish Kapoor's Sky Mirror reflecting a bustling cityscape, with a playful emoji of…
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Olafur Eliasson’s *The Weather Project*: Creating Shared Wonder Indoors – Explore how Olafur Eliasson’s Tate Modern Installation Brought Together Thousands of People in a Shared Experience of Awe and Wonder, Mimicking the Feeling of Witnessing a Natural Phenomenon on a Massive Scale.

Olafur Eliasson's The Weather Project: Creating Shared Wonder Indoors (Lecture Hall Ambience: Imagine soft, ambient music, perhaps the sound of gentle wind. A large screen displays a mesmerizing image of…
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Marina Abramović’s *The Lovers, The Great Wall Walk*: A Performance of Farewell – Explore the Poignant Performance Where Marina Abramović and Ulay Walked the Great Wall of China from Opposite Directions to Meet and End Their Relationship, Using a Grand Gesture to Mark a Personal Transition.

Marina Abramović's The Lovers, The Great Wall Walk: A Performance of Farewell – A Grand Gesture Marking a Personal Transition (Lecture Starts - Cue Dramatic Music and a Single Spotlight)…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Maman*: The Protective and Possessive Mother – Revisit Louise Bourgeois’s Monumental Spider Sculpture and Explore the Dual Interpretation of the Mother Figure as Both a Source of Protection and Nurturing, and Potentially Overbearing and Possessive, Reflecting Complex Emotional Bonds.

Louise Bourgeois's Maman: The Protective and Possessive Mother – Revisit Louise Bourgeois's Monumental Spider Sculpture and Explore the Dual Interpretation of the Mother Figure as Both a Source of Protection…