A & P : Analysis of Chapter 23: Piper 12/6/09

In my research on Adrian Piper, I found out that Piper was the first tenured African American woman professor in the field of philosophy. She refused to return to the United States while listed as a Suspicious Traveler and now is no longer a philosophy professor at Wellesley College. In the reading I found it interesting that Piper only sees performance art as unique. She believes that since performance art is a discrete and organized entity that is a result of human intelligence and choice that exist within the art context. I wonder if there are any other types of art that can be considered unique. I cannot think of anything, but I do recall my grandmother telling me of this artist who came to her church. He threw paint on the wall, and used his hands to paint a spectacular portrait of Jesus. When I saw the portrait I was amazed and thought that it was very unique because it was something new to me and unusual. So, I pose the question; "Are there any other types of art that you see as unique and what about them makes them unique to you?"

Also, the historical drama, The Last Station was recently released. It is about the Russian philosopher, Leo Tolstoy. Critics have given it good reviews, but suggest that it is not film that educates you well on the man, Tolstoy.