Art or Prank?

 

Shared by Mª Jesús Walías:

First my students are watching a tutorial on voxopop, this 2.0 Web tool and registering themselves.

Then I’m starting a discussion in the tool voxopop on Controversial art and divide students into talkgroups after watching two videos at home (flipped learning).

The videos present two pieces of art. One is Banksy’s Girl with Balloon which was shredded during an auction. 

The other video presents Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian: the work of art consisting of a banana taped to a wall with duct tape. 

After summarizing, students start a discussion on what they’ve watched.
Their task is to discuss the questions and record their answers to them.

• Will Banksy’s Girl with Balloon depreciate in value after the stunt or not?
• Maurizio Catellan’s Banana was sold for a staggering $120,000. Is it worth it in your opinion?
• Do you consider what you’ve seen in the videos art or maybe just pranks played on the wealthy?

Discuss this quote: “I'd been painting rats for three years before someone said, 'That's clever. It's an anagram of art,' and I had to pretend I'd known that all along.” Banksy