5 Minutes
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Date
2017
Authors
Department of Art, University of Oregon
Masters of Fine Art Candidates, University of Oregon
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This marks the third edition of 5 Minutes, a limited run print publication of quick, informal conversations between graduate students and visitors to the Art Department at the University of Oregon. The MFA program at UO prides itself on interdisciplinarity, as such we invite a wide range artists representing some of the most innovative and influential work being done today to lecture on their work and ideas. Conversations between students and visitors often cross pollinate media and conceptual concerns, while raising questions relevant to artists at the beginning of their careers. We disseminate our conversations in print to engage the University at-large and communities beyond Eugene, Oregon.
Each interview is generally conducted just before the visitor gives a lecture, although sometimes at lunch or after a studio visit. The interviewers select the artists/curators/scholars they are most interested in talking to and are encouraged to research their work and draft questions. We invite one other grad to be present for the interview to record, and help promote a relaxed conversational tone. Then, the interviewer transcribes and introduces their interview for the publication. This creates a wide diversity between the tone and character of each entry, in hopes of communicating something about the personality of the student and interviewee. 5 Minutes serves to capture one
year of the graduate program at University of Oregon: who was here? What were our concerns?
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79 pages
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Collection, Conversation, Interview, Lecturer, CFAR