This article looks at current reasons for iconoclasm, and the different ways th
This article looks at current reasons for iconoclasm, and the different ways that contemporary artists are responding to the loss of their and the world’s heritage. For this assignment, read the following article and write a short essay answering all of the questions below. Your entire assignment should be about 1-1.5 pages SINGLE SPACED, 12 pt. font, about 750 words. No additional research is required. Grammar and spelling count, http://hyperallergic.com/270503/in-acts-of-resistance-artists-digitally-reconstruct-the-destroyed-past/
Write a summary: What are the main points of the article? Focus on why art is being destroyed and who is trying to recreated it, and why.
How are the lost works being recreated? What modern technologies are being used to recreate them? How are these recreations and act of protest and resistance?
Pick one example from the article and discuss it in more detail. Why did this example catch your attention?
Can you see ways in which this article connects to the material we have been covering in class so far? Give one or two examples!