Compass Art

Compass Art is a genre of site-specific performance art many Virginia Commonwealth University students have created. The Compass is the center of VCU's Monroe Park Campus. The art is done on display in the compass, usually during the semester and during times it is highly populated with fellow students.
Notable Acts
* December 12, 2012 - A student dresses in gear that completely cuts off all their senses. The remain on their knees silent and motionless in the middle of the compass for a number of hours.
* January 16, 2013 - A student wearing only a black A-Shirt, black jeans, and a backpack walks into the compass on a rainy day. He begins to smash his MacBook Air over a trashcan, and empty his backpack onto the same pile. He then proceeds to undress to his boxer shorts and walk away from the pile he created.
Criticism
Some students and faculty have found some pieces to be distracting to student life, sometimes disrupting classes and various university tours.

Main Menu

See Also

Main Menu