Course: Contemporary Art

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Course title Contemporary Art
Course code KUM/SU2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
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)
  • Srp Karel, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Summary of the previous semester, outlining and analyzing upcoming topics in relation to planned exhibitions and artistic events announced for the near future. 2-3. Lecture conducted in the form of an excursion to current exhibitions. 4-5. Lecture conducted in the form of an excursion to current exhibitions. 6-7. Lecture conducted in the form of an excursion to current exhibitions. 8-9. Lecture conducted in the form of an excursion to current exhibitions. 10-11. Lecture conducted in the form of an excursion to current exhibitions. 12-13. Lecture conducted in the form of an excursion to current exhibitions. 14. Working with text in the form of an essay (instructions and guidelines for the graded written assignment concluding the semester). The selection of specific excursions with accompanying lectures always depends on the current range of exhibitions, artistic interventions in public space, newly reconstructed or opened exhibition venues, monuments, architecture, or any other relevant manifestations related to contemporary art.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Observation, Demonstration
  • Class attendance - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 14 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course deals with the latest trends in the free, marginal as well as applied art.
Compendium of contemporary art
Prerequisites
Unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis

Knowledge and the ability to argue are assessed through discussions held directly at the sites of installations and exhibitions, in immediate and direct contact with artworks, environments, architecture, and public space. The ability to work with acquired knowledge is evaluated through a final essay. Essay topics are announced in advance and are based on the exhibitions and artistic projects visited during the semester. Both the content and the formal aspects of the essay are evaluated (use of references, structure of the text, argumentation skills, use of examples, authenticity and readability of the text, ability to use appropriate academic vocabulary, etc.). A minimum of 75% attendance at lectures and excursions is required for the essay to be accepted. The required study literature for passing the course is based on the current selection of catalogues, monographs, press releases, and other materials published in connection with specific exhibitions visited during the semester.The choice of literature is therefore directly related to the exhibitions and artistic projects that students encounter within the course.The listed titles serve as a general foundation for the subject.
Recommended literature
  • aktuální nabídka katalogů, monografií, tiskových zpráv a ostatních materiálů vydaných ke konkrétním výstavám navštívených v rámci předmětu. .
  • BELTING, Hans. Antropologie obrazu: návrhy vědy o obrazu.. Brno, 2021. ISBN 978-80-7485-250-3.
  • BLAŽÍČEK, Oldřich J. a KROPÁČEK, Jiří. Slovník pojmů z dějin umění: názvosloví a tvarosloví architektury, sochařství, malby a užitého umění.. Praha, 1991. ISBN 80-207-0246-6.
  • FILIP, Aleš a MUSIL, Roman (ed.). Epocha salonů: české salonní umění a mezinárodní výtvarná scéna 1870-1914. Brno, 2021. ISBN 978-80-908084-1-6.
  • HÖVELMANN, Katharina; NIERHAUS, Andreas a SCHROM, Georg (ed.). Atelier Bauhaus. Wien, 2022. ISBN 978-3-99014-233-2.
  • KANDINSKY, Wassily. O duchovnosti v umění. Praha. 2009.
  • MARINSKA, Ruža a BAEVA, Iskra. Sofie - Praha 1926: 95 let od jedné památné výstavy. Sofie, 2021. ISBN 978-954-9473-59-9.
  • MONDRIAN, Piet; POSPISZYL, Tomáš; DAŇKOVÁ, Vladimíra; REZEK, Petr a ULTZEN, Jesse. Lidem budoucnosti: studie k neoplasticismu. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-86138-31-3.
  • PRAHL, Roman. Umělec, ateliér a umění: obrazy z 19. století.. Řevnice, 2022. ISBN 978-80-7467-159-3.
  • SRP, Karel (ed.). Rozlomená doba 1908-1928: avantgardy ve střední Evropě. Praha, 2018. ISBN 978-80-88256-08-3.
  • SRP, Karel. Toyen.. Praha, 2000. ISBN 9788072032730.


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