VIS 508 The Business of Art |
3 Credits |
This course brings together a variety of readings
from the humanities and the social
sciences that examine the inner workings
of the art world. Beginning with the conceptions of
modern art and the artist, it critically explores
the distinction between art works and artifacts,
creativity and labor as well as between
contemporary and 'ethnic' art. Drawing on
ethnographic examples the course investigates
how artists, critics, curators, collectors, patrons
and sponsors conceptualize their work, and how
they approach prospective audiences.
A central concern will be analyzing how the philosophical
underpinnings of the civic impact accorded to art are
reflected in the daily 'business' of the art world.
This will include looking at the practices
and discourses of producing, curating and exhibiting;
buying, selling, and collecting; reviewing, appraising,
insuring and restituting artworks as well
as probing the interpersonal and institutional
relationships that constitute the arts sector.
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Last Offered Terms |
Course Name |
SU Credit |
Spring 2014-2015 |
The Business of Art |
3 |
Spring 2009-2010 |
The Business of Art |
3 |
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Prerequisite: __ |
Corequisite: __ |
ECTS Credit: 10 ECTS (10 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year) |
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VIS 510 The New Media |
3 Credits |
The course will focus on new media and contemporary
art and the changes that technologies (web 2.0,
virtual reality environments and digital media) are
generating in the fields of fine art and curatorship.
The course will survey the history of contemporary
art from the late 20th Century to the 21st Century,
comparing artists and aesthetics with major art
movements from the beginning of the 20th Century.
Students will acquire an in depth understanding
of the artistic practices and aesthetic changes both
in classic media and new media that
have been determined by the introduction of digital
technologies and that have generated the
phenomenon of contemporary technocultures.
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Last Offered Terms |
Course Name |
SU Credit |
Fall 2015-2016 |
The New Media |
3 |
Fall 2014-2015 |
The New Media |
3 |
Fall 2013-2014 |
The New Media |
3 |
Fall 2012-2013 |
The New Media |
3 |
Fall 2011-2012 |
The New Media |
3 |
Fall 2010-2011 |
The New Media |
3 |
Fall 2009-2010 |
The New Media |
3 |
Fall 2008-2009 |
The New Media |
3 |
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Prerequisite: __ |
Corequisite: __ |
ECTS Credit: 10 ECTS (10 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year) |
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VIS 512 Museums and Contemporary Arts |
3 Credits |
Museums and Contemporary Arts will focus
on the curatorial challenges in the relationship
between museums and contemporary art
that have been caused by phenomena of
transculturalism, new forms of contemporary
artistic interventions and the increasing immateriality
of the object. The course will provide an analytical
history of contemporary artworks from
the late 20th Century to the 21st Century, comparing
curatorial approaches, artists' challenges and
aesthetics. The influence of major art
movements from the beginning and middle of the
20thCentury will be compared with late 20th Century
art, contemporary visual practices and contemporary
digital culture. Students will develop an understanding of
curatorial and artistic practices as well as an
aesthetic vocabulary and familiarity with the practice
based and theoretical issues related to contemporary
art and curatorial practices.
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Last Offered Terms |
Course Name |
SU Credit |
Fall 2022-2023 |
Museums and Contemporary Arts |
3 |
Spring 2014-2015 |
Museums and Contemporary Arts |
3 |
Spring 2012-2013 |
Museums and Contemporary Arts |
3 |
Spring 2010-2011 |
Museums and Contemporary Arts |
3 |
Spring 2009-2010 |
Museums and Contemporary Arts |
3 |
Spring 2008-2009 |
Museums and Contemporary Arts |
3 |
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Prerequisite: __ |
Corequisite: __ |
ECTS Credit: 10 ECTS (10 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year) |
General Requirements: |
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