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Louise Bourgeois’s *Arch of Hysteria*: Capturing Emotional Pain in Sculpture – Revisit Louise Bourgeois’s Sculpture Depicting an Arched Body and Explore How It Visually Represents Psychological and Emotional Distress, Translating Inner Turmoil into Physical Form.

Louise Bourgeois's Arch of Hysteria: Capturing Emotional Pain in Sculpture (A Lecture on Inner Turmoil Translated into Physical Form) (Image: Arch of Hysteria by Louise Bourgeois) Alright, art lovers, neurotics,…
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Jeff Koons’s *Puppy*: A Floral Sculpture of Kitsch and Sentimentality – Revisit Jeff Koons’s Massive Puppy Sculpture Made of Flowers and Explore How It Blends Elements of Kitsch, Childhood Imagery, and Sentimentality on a Grand, Public Scale.

Jeff Koons' Puppy: A Floral Sculpture of Kitsch and Sentimentality - A Lecture (🔔 Class bell rings. Students shuffle in, some clutching coffees, others looking slightly bewildered.) Alright, settle down,…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *The Destruction of the Father*: Trauma and Sculpture – Explore the Horrific Yet Cathartic Sculpture Created by Bourgeois, Reflecting on Her Childhood Traumas and Complex Relationship with Her Father, Using Art as a Means of Processing Pain and Memory.

Louise Bourgeois's The Destruction of the Father: Trauma and Sculpture – A Horrific Yet Cathartic Feast (Lecture Hall doors swing open with a dramatic creak. A single spotlight illuminates a…
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Anish Kapoor’s *Marsyas*: A Monumental and Disturbing Sculpture – Explore the Giant, Red, Trumpet-Like Sculpture Installed in the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall and Unpack Its Ambiguous Form and the Mythological Story It References, Evoking a Sense of Discomfort and Fascination.

Anish Kapoor's Marsyas: A Monumental and Disturbing Sculpture (Lecture Mode: Engage! Your Brain is About to Get Sculpted!) Alright, settle in, art adventurers! Today, we're diving deep into the crimson…
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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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Anish Kapoor’s *Cloud Gate* (‘The Bean’): Public Sculpture and Urban Reflection – Explore the Iconic Stainless Steel Sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park and How Its Reflective Surface Distorts and Engages with the Cityscape and Its Visitors, Becoming a Beloved Public Landmark.

Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate ('The Bean'): Public Sculpture and Urban Reflection (Lecture starts with the sound of Chicago blues, fading slightly under the speaker's voice) Alright everyone, settle in, settle…
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Louise Bourgeois’s *Maman*: A Monumental Spider Sculpture – Explore the Giant Bronze Sculpture of a Spider and Unpack the Artist’s Complex Relationship with Her Mother, Symbolizing Protection, Nurturing, and the Intricate Nature of Maternal Bonds in a Powerful and Unexpected Form.

Louise Bourgeois's Maman: A Monumental Spider Sculpture – Exploring Protection, Nurturing, and Maternal Bonds (Lecture Hall, dim lighting. A giant projected image of Maman looms behind the speaker.) Good evening,…
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Edgar Degas’s *The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer*: Sculpture, Realism, and Controversy – Examine the Unique Sculpture of a Young Dancer, Exhibited with Real Clothes, and Explore How It Blended Realism with Artistic Interpretation and Sparked Debate About Art and Social Class.

Edgar Degas's The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer: Sculpture, Realism, and Controversy (A Lecture That Will Make You Want to Take Up Ballet, or at Least Appreciate Art History) (🎤 clears throat,…