VIS 308 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: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year) |
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VIS 310 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: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year) |
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VIS 412 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 2011-2012 |
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: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year) |
General Requirements: |
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