Appropriation/Intervention
We'll study the practice of "lifting" pre-existing material to make new artworks practiced in sampling as well as in other contexts. How does appropriation change the identity of the original material? What sorts of ethical and aesthetic issues does it raise?
Life Can Never Be Too Disorienting, by Mary Lee Roberts,
from The Open Space MagazineWhy Just Listen to Pop Music When You Can Mix Your Own
Copyright: What Does It Mean to Own the Music?
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