ART-SHU 223 Site and Situation: Social Space and Public Art
What is the relationship between “Site” and “Situation”? How do economic, political and global entities use social space as means of perpetuating social constructs, collective identity, and human behaviours? Public art is one aspect of how social spaces are defined and curated. However, what is “public art”? How is it interpreted and practiced? How can artists make their own moves to interpret and re-situate site? Students will use Shanghai as a case study to investigate how materials both inform and are informed by location and geography. Through open, experimental, and cross-disciplinary practice, informed by field work, readings, workshops, and technical art assignments, students will develop one semester-long individual project – a portfolio which includes a research paper, scale model, an artist statement, and a presentation.
Anti-Requisite: ART-SHU 222 Site and Situation: Social Space and Public Art
Fulfillment: General elective
Instructor: Professor Monika Lin
Class Meeting Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM, Monday-Friday from January 4-15, 2027 with a few afternoon field trips/sessions (specific date times TBD)
Location: Classroom N301
Tuition: TBD
Housing: estimate USD 660 for a space in a double occupancy room (move-in date: January 3; move-out date: January 16)
Application Instructions
NYU New York, NYU Abu Dhabi, and students from other universities: Create an application ID in the online application system. Select "Start NYU Shanghai January Term 2027 Application". Application Deadline: Sunday, November 1, 2026 (Shanghai time).
NYU Shanghai students only: Get your J-term registration hold cleared by your Academic Advisor and enroll in the course on Albert.