Course: Critical Theory and Praxis

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Course title Critical Theory and Praxis
Course code KUM/KTP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vlachynská Petra, MgA. Ph.D.
  • Stolín Jan, doc. M.A.
Course content
1. Introduction to Critical Theory 2. Institutional Critique in the Second Half of the 20th Century 3. Hans Haacke: The Museum 4. Brian O'Doherty: Inside the White Cube 5. Institutional Critique in Contemporary Art 6. Artistic Practice and Institutional Critique in the Czech Context 7. nterdisciplinary Approaches in Contemporary Art 8, Land Art - Earthworks, Land Art, Installations 9. Escape from Totalitarian Structures - Performance and Corporeality in Czechoslovak Art 10. Environmental Tendencies in Contemporary Art 11, Technology in Contemporary Art 12, Artificial Intelligence and Contemporary Creation 13. Semester Project Presentations 14. Semester Project Presentations

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminár
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 32 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on topics and texts from the field of art, philosophy, architecture and urbanism, which embrace the issue of art in public space in the context of critical theory and current issues. Each student prepares an analysis and interpretation of the selected text during the semester. The purpose of the courses is to understand and critically interpret the main ideas and works of the selected author in the context of their thinking, epoque and current issues. Emphasis is placed on independent work with the text and discussion. The main topics are presented in lectures acquainting with the main notions and issues of theoretical thinking of the 20th and 21st centuries, supplemented by the context of artistic operation.
Basic knowledge of art history from the nineteenth century to the present. Familiarity with the main texts of art theory in the 20th century.
Prerequisites
Open thinking Working with text Text interpretation

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Attendance at lectures of at least 70% and presentation of the semester project are required to pass the exam.
Recommended literature
  • ALBERRO, A. and STIMSON, B. Institutional Critique: An anthology of artists´ writings. Cambridge, 2011.
  • ARCHEY, K. After Institutions. 2022.
  • CARTIERE, C. and WILLIS, S. (ed.). The Practice of Public Art. New York, 2008.
  • CARTIERE, C. and ZEBRACKI, M. (ed.). The Everyday Practice of Public Art. New York, 2016.
  • FOWKES, M. and FOWKES, R. Art and Climat Change. London, 2022.
  • HOLUB, B. Planning Unplanned. Wien, 2015.
  • KRATOCHVÍL, P. (ed.). Architektura a veřejný prostor. Praha, 2012.
  • KRATOCHVÍL, P. (ed.). Veřejný prostor v ohrožení? Aktuální problémy městského veřejného prostoru z pohledu společenskovědních disciplín.. Praha, 2018.
  • KWON, M. One place after another. Cambridge, 2004.
  • LACY, S. Mapping the Terrain. Washington, 1995.
  • NAVRÁTIL, O. Řečiště a vlna. Brno, 2021.
  • RAUNING, G., RAY, G. Art and Contemporary Critical Practice: Reinventing Institutional Critique. London, 2009.
  • RENDELL, J. Art and Architecture: A Place Between. London, 2006.
  • ZÁLEŠÁK, J. Umění spolupráce. Brno, 2011.
  • ZEBRACKI, M. Public Artopia. Amsterdam, 2012.


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