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Wa l t e r B e n j a mi n T h e Wo r k

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A r t i n t h e A g e

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u c i b i l i t y .

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Deservings Cruft Updated at 12 minutes and 42 minutes past each hour. Source: Yahoo! Images http://www.robertspahr.com/work/deservings/

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Compost Cruft Updated at 17 minutes and 47 minutes past each hour. Source: CNN.com, FOXNEWS.com, MSNBC.com http://www.robertspahr.com/work/compost/

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Value Meal Cruft (Trumpet Mix) Updates daily at 9:12 AM EST Source: Donald J Trump, KABL960.com radio, WBUX-AM1670.com radio, & fast food images http://www.robertspahr.com/work/valuemeal/

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Ecce Homo: Trace Evidence #6 Electrostatic print, charcoal, ink and acrylic. 48" x 36", 2018 Source image created by Deservings Cruft http://www.robertspahr.com/work/traceevidence/

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T e a c h i n g P h i l

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i s s i m p l y p u t t i n g c r e a t i v i t y i n t

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G e n e r a t i v e A r t – a w

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Net Art, CP470D / MCMA543 Kate Collins 2019 http://www.robertspahr.com/teaching/studentwork2/kcollins/

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Media Arts Performance, CP300D Hannah Friedman & Thomas Bickel 2018 YouTube: https://youtu.be/vPM7W3VXq_s

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Media Arts Performance, CP300D Generative Art Walk A mindful walk exploring the generative possibilities of nature, architecture, sound, space and color.

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Creative Critical Thinking: Between Art and Science, UHON 351 Marshmallow Challenge, 2018 Alex Menke

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Creative Critical Thinking: Between Art and Science, UHON 351 Observations of the Iterative Process 2018

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Creative Critical Thinking: Between Art and Science, UHON 351 Form and Structure Study, (Plant Drawing) Graphite & Charcoal on paper 2018

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T h e R

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s , s t r e s s t e s t i n g s

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s l y e m b r a c i n g c h a n c e , a l l

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e s s i t s e l f t

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r e s e n t s

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s . H e l p e d t h e m c

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s i d e r t h e i r r

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s c i e n t i s t w i t h i n t h e i r c r e a t i v e p r

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Selected Bibliography Benjamin, Walter. The Work of Art in the Age of Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media. Edited by Michael W. Jennings et al. Translated by Edmund Jephcott et

• al. The Belnap Press of Harvard Univ. Press, 2008

Robert Spahr

rspahr@siu.edu http://www.robertspahr.com