1. Krauss mentions that there is index within photography as
referenced in Duchamps Tu’m. Are there any instances where photography isn’t
used as an index in art?
2. Is it always necessary to create an index in art pieces?
3. Kraus infers that language is used as index. Is there a
dichotomy or a collaboration in language and representation? Example:
Pieces that are accompanied with descriptions
4. How important is an index in order to create a deeper
meaning to a piece? Can an index alone provoke that kind of thought?
5. Looking at With My Tongue in My Cheek by Duchamp, the title
nods to the index of the composition of the piece. Do titles always have a role
in art and representation? Do titles necessarily add to the overall depiction
or meaning of the art itself?
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Week 5: Krauss - Notes on the Index II
1. If I am the speaker, and you are the listener, am I the index of the former or the later?
2. How is the former and the later an example of index in syntax?
3. Is the figure an index of the ground?
4. Why is an object felt more in its absence than its actuality (being there)?
5. How does text affect index? How does the absence of text affect index?
6. Is a Rorschach test an index?
7. Why is the absence of movement in Deborah's dance an index?
8. According to Krauss, what do paintings have in common with the word 'this'?
9. Can we understand art without an external referent?
10. If a painting is understood by its external referent, then what does a movie about a particular time period say about the time in which it was produced? (ex. Detroit (2017)
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