Course: Contemporary Art Outside the Central Europe

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Course title Contemporary Art Outside the Central Europe
Course code KADS/MD9UM
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Stanický Petr, prof. MgA. MFA
  • Stanická Silvie, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Critical art (feminism and queer art, culture wars, activism, social themes in contemporary art, institutional criticism, postcolonial criticism). Institutions, personalities. 2. Trends in contemporary world art (post-production, relational aesthetics, participatory art, post-internet art, globalization). 3. Analysis of assigned texts. 4. Excursion to Prague / National Gallery, private galleries. 5. Art in contemporary public space. 6. Institutions, galleries, awards. 7. Analysis of assigned texts. 8. Excursion / Vienna. (museum and gallery exhibitions, glass in architecture, shops and showrooms with designer glass, non-commercial and commercial art galleries, artists' studios, etc.).

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 24 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Prerequisites not specified
Prerequisites not specified
Skills
Prerequisites not specified
Prerequisites not specified
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Knowledge of the interpretation of the development of art history from the 1990s to the present
Knowledge of the interpretation of the development of art history from the 1990s to the present
Knowledge of current visual trends in the world
Knowledge of current visual trends in the world
Define contemporary Euro-American art that relies on neo-conceptual approaches and postmodernism
Define contemporary Euro-American art that relies on neo-conceptual approaches and postmodernism
Define and contextualize selected works of art
Define and contextualize selected works of art
List basic technical terminology related to the topic at hand
List basic technical terminology related to the topic at hand
Skills
The ability to point out key moments in the process of creation, and ultimately to place it in a broader socio-cultural context.
The ability to point out key moments in the process of creation, and ultimately to place it in a broader socio-cultural context.
Ability to write a professional critical text
Ability to write a professional critical text
Ability to interpret a professional text
Ability to interpret a professional text
The ability to navigate contemporary visual art.
The ability to navigate contemporary visual art.
To name the most important representatives of the contemporary visual art scene.
To name the most important representatives of the contemporary visual art scene.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
assessment methods
Knowledge
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Recommended literature
  • Eleanor Hartney. Art & Today. Součas. světové umění. 2008. ISBN 9780714845142.
  • Esche, Charles;Gallo, Ruben;Hasegawa, Yuko. Cream 3. Phadion Press, 2003. ISBN 0714843113.
  • Kolektiv autorů: Bilderbuch. Documenta Kassel. Souč. Světové umění. Kassel, 2007.
  • Lucie- Smith, Edward. Art & Today. Součas. světové umění. Praha, 1996. ISBN 80-85871-97-1.
  • Michal Koleček. Framing of Art. Ústí nad Labem, 2007. ISBN 80-7044-0730-3.
  • Michal Koleček. Grey Zones / Šedé zóny. Ústí nad Labem, 2006. ISBN 80-7044-830-X.


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