During his Fall 2017 residency at the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST), art educator B. Stephen Carpenter II provided new perspectives on issues of access, privilege, and the global water crisis through a series of seminars, performances, and workshops. His work enlists bystanders as collaborators and asks them to reflect upon the experience, purpose, and message in order to move the artwork beyond passive commentary and into the realm of producing action. Carpenter's MIT seminars illustrated ways of disrupting systems of oppression and ways to increase access to potable water in politically marginalized communities in the United States and abroad.
The OCW site features video highlights from the seminars, and an interview with DUSP professor Larry Susskind about facilitating the course.
Access the materials: https://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-11-002-intentional-public-disruptions-art-responsibility-and-pedagogy-fall-2017/index.htm
Taught by: Prof. B. Stephen Carpenter II (Visiting Artist), Prof. Lawrence Susskind
