Course: Contemporary Art

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Course title Contemporary Art
Course code KUM/SU5
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
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)
  • Srp Karel, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Definition and analysis of the discussed topics, outlook on planned exhibitions and art events in the upcoming period 2nd - 3rd lecture: excursion to current exhibitions 4th - 5th lecture: excursion to current exhibitions 6th - 7th lecture: excursion to current exhibitions 8th - 9th lecture: excursion to current exhibitions 10th - 11th lecture: excursion to current exhibitions 12th - 13th lecture: excursion to current exhibitions 14th Text as a tool for interpreting artwork (seminar on the format of the final graded 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
unspecified
Learning outcomes
This course deals with the latest trends in the free, marginal as well as applied art.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
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 za daný semestr.
  • ALTSHULER, Bruce (ed.). Biennials and Beyond: Exhibitions that Made Art History: 1962?2002. London, 2013. ISBN 978-0-7148-6495-2.
  • BOURGEOIS, Louise, ROLLIG, Stella; FELLNER, Sabine a HOFER, Johanna (ed.). Louise Bourgeois: persistent antagonism.. Cologne, 2023. ISBN 978-3-7533-0520-2.
  • COTTER, Suzanne; GIONI, Massimiliano; CURIGER, Bice; ENWEZOR, Okwui; BUTLER, Cornelia H. et al. Defining contemporary art: 25 years in 200 pivotal artworks. London, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7148- 6209-.
  • FOREJT, Matěj (ed.). Umění z NDR: Dědictví na obtíž?. Praha, 2021. ISBN 978-80-86443-52-2.
  • HALL, James. The artist's studio: a cultural history. London, 2022. ISBN 0-500-02171-2.
  • KUJELOVÁ, Denisa. Karel Malich & utopické projekty: Karel Malich & utopian projects. Brno, 2021. ISBN 978-80-908446-0-5.
  • MACEL, Christine a ZIĘBIŃSKA-LEWANDOWSKA, Karolina (ed.). Women in abstraction. London. London, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-09437-2.
  • MERSCH, Dieter. Epistemologie estetična. Praha, 2020. ISBN 978-80-246-4030-3.
  • TANE, Tsuyoshi. Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art: architecture as an heir of memory. Tokyo, 2022. ISBN 978-4-7562-5684-3.
  • ZACHOVAL, František; PŘÍKAZSKÁ, Petra; VYORÁLKOVÁ, Jiřina a KOŽÍŠKOVÁ, Judita (ed.). Originál?: umění napodobit umění. Hradec Králové. 2021.


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