Course: Contemporary Tendencies in Art 1

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Course title Contemporary Tendencies in Art 1
Course code KKTS/STU1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Maňasová Hradská Helena, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The content of the course adapts each year to current events, yet follows a constant theme: 1. Globalization. 2. Identity and the body. 3. Memory, archive, revision. 4. Art and the market. 5. The political and politicization. 6. Participation. 7. Art, religion, spirituality. 8. Media and propaganda. 9. Transition to a sustainable society.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain theoretical concepts and examples of artworks related to the themes of globalization of art, identity, gender, the body
to explain theoretical concepts and examples of artworks related to the themes of globalization of art, identity, gender, the body
to explain the theoretical concept and examples of artworks related to the relationship between art and the market, including the term commodification
to explain the theoretical concept and examples of artworks related to the relationship between art and the market, including the term commodification
to gain knowledge about long-standing prominent personalities of world contemporary art
to gain knowledge about long-standing prominent personalities of world contemporary art
to name and characterise the most important types of world contemporary art shows
to name and characterise the most important types of world contemporary art shows
to explain the theoretical concept and examples of artworks related to the themes of politicization and participation, media, propaganda
to explain the theoretical concept and examples of artworks related to the themes of politicization and participation, media, propaganda
Skills
to understand the main trends in current events, concepts of exhibitions, awards, etc. in the field of contemporary world and Czech visual art and visual culture, based on the application of learned terminology and analogies to the presented examples
to understand the main trends in current events, concepts of exhibitions, awards, etc. in the field of contemporary world and Czech visual art and visual culture, based on the application of learned terminology and analogies to the presented examples
to discuss creative output and its role in contemporary visual culture
to discuss creative output and its role in contemporary visual culture
to understand and describe or define own work and its role in the context of contemporary art
to understand and describe or define own work and its role in the context of contemporary art
to understand to the socio-political ambitions of a contemporary work of art
to understand to the socio-political ambitions of a contemporary work of art
to understand the issue of artistic creation and the name of the artist in relation to the competition, market and exhibition apparatus of contemporary art operation
to understand the issue of artistic creation and the name of the artist in relation to the competition, market and exhibition apparatus of contemporary art operation
Recommended literature
  • BISHOP, Claire. Řízení reality. Spolupráce a participace v současném umění. In: Sešit pro umění, teorii a příbuzné zóny.1-2. 2007.
  • DRDOVÁ, Lucie, ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Lucie a ŽÁKOVÁ, Eva, eds. Czech contemporary art guide.. 2012. ISBN 978-80-7008-294-2.
  • HICKS, Alistair. Průvodce světem současného umění. Nové směry 21. století.. Zlín, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7473-558-5.
  • Hoffman Jens. Show Time: The 50 most influental exhibitions of contemporary art. D.A.P. / Distributed Art Publishers, Inc., 2014. ISBN 9780500239117.
  • HORÁČEK, Radek a ZÁLEŠÁK, Jan a kol. Aktuální otázky zprostředkování umění? Teorie a praxe galerijní pedagogiky, vizuální kultura a výtvarná výchova. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007. ISBN 978-80-210-4371-8.
  • HORÁČEK, Radek. Umění bez revolucí?. Barrister & Principal, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7485-066-0.
  • Jarošová, Helena. Současná česká móda. Vyd. 1. Praha : Allcore, 2002. ISBN 8090315100.
  • MIRZOEFF, Nicholas. Vizuální aktivismus in: Jak vidět svět. ArtMap, 2018. ISBN 978-80-906599-5-7.
  • O´DOHERTY, Brian. Uvnitř bílé krychle. Praha: Tranzit.cz. 2000.
  • POSPYSZIL, Tomáš. Asociativní dějepis umění. Tranzit.cz. 2014.
  • Thompson, Don. Jak prodat vycpaného žraloka (za 12 miliónů dolarů). Zlín, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87162-58-3.
  • WILSON, Michael. How to Read Contemporary Art. Thames et. Hudson, 2014. ISBN 9780500970447.
  • ZÁLEŠÁK, Jan. Umění spolupráce. Avu/Muni Press, 2011. ISBN 978-80-210-5707-4.


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