In preparation for a class discussion on Thursday, please read the following article, and answer the six questions below. Please type and print out your answers, bringing them to class.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/18/instagram-artist-richard-prince-selfies
Please type and print out your answers.
1. What do you think of Prince's New Portraits series? Do you consider it "good" art or "bad" art – and why is it successful/unsuccessful?
2. Part of what protects fair use is the idea of "transformation" of the work being adapted or changed. In what ways does Prince's work transform the original photographs (the article lists some elements of transformation, but it's not a comprehensive list), and do you think those transformations are sufficient to make the work legitimately his own, unique work?
3. How much does the sales price of his New Portraits affect your evaluation of it?
4. How important is the fact that he didn't ask permission from the original subjects/photographers for your judgment on the work?
5. If one of the original Instagrammers brought suit against Prince for copyright infringement, do you think they'd win? Why/why not?
6. How much does it matter to you that Prince was an outsider to the Instagram "community"? Or that some of his comments on the posts were skeevy?
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