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"A lot of artists at the time for various reasons and with absolutely different means were interested in how not to compose," says Bois. "They had a lot of reasons to do that. One of the reasons, I think, was a distrust in authority."
But there are no current plans to teach a Core class, or assume charge of Literature and Arts B-16: "Modern Art and Abstraction," popularly known as "Spots and Dots." Bois says he will eventually teach a large survey course, but he must first become accustomed to the Harvard system...
In the spring, Bois will be teaching a seminar on axonometry, or the mode of representing solids. The class--Fine Arts 275s, "Axonometry as a Cipher of Modernity"--will examine the invention of axonometry in the 19th century and its rebirth in the 20th century. The course will draw extensively...
"It takes some time," says Bois. "I want to get acquainted with the whole thing. Sometimes these classes are gigantic, and I want to know how to deal with a huge crowd."
Bois is a prolific scholar. He has written several books, many articles and numerous reviews of exhibitions and printed works. His topics have varied from Piet Mondrian to El Lissitzky, and from the theory of Dutch architecture to Cubism.