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Lecturer(s)
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Zavadil Karel Matouš, MgA. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction and the Role of Exhibitions in Cultural Operations 2. Content and Purpose of an Art Exhibition 3. Mapping the Current Gallery Operations in the Czech Republic 4. Stakeholders of an Art Exhibition and Their Roles 5. Elements of Exhibition Realization 6. Material Aspects - Exhibits and Exhibition Catalog 7. Timeframe and Exhibition Schedule 8. Spatial Aspects - Venue and Architectural Solutions 9. Information Aspects and Public Relations 10. Legal and Contractual Aspects 11. Economic Aspects - Costs and Revenue Items 12. Presentation of the Structure of a Model Curatorial Project 13. Atypical Non-Gallery Presentations: Site-Specific, Performance, Street Art 14. Fundraising for Art Projects and Their Public Benefit
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contacts hours
- 28 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 10 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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In the explanatory part, the course focuses on grasping some problems of artistic operation. Mainly, the practical process of public presentation of works of art, but also a wider social context, is characterised. In the practical part, emphasis is placed on model realization of a fictitious exhibition project. Topics: Introduction, the role of the exhibition in cultural operations, basic aspects of an exhibition, exhibit and artifact, contemporary cultural policy, key models of cultural policy, assigning an authorial project. Content and intention of an art exhibition. Theme and selection of exhibits, types of exhibitions according to its theme. Purpose and reasons for exhibition activities (cultural and economic). Intention and annotation. Intention and demands for its fulfilment. Mapping of the existing gallery operation. Stereotypes of visual art presentations in the Czech Republic before and after 1989. Subjects of art exhibitions. Exhibition organizer. Author of an exhibition. Role of a curator. Architect. Catalogue redactor. Graphic designer. Exhibition project and project cycle. Gallery profile. Gallery and social context. Atypical non-gallery presentations: site specific, performance, street art. Elements of exhibition realization. Intersection of aspects - factual, temporal, spatial, information, legal and economic. Fund-raising of art projects and public benefits. Factual aspects - exhibits and exhibition catalogue in a narrow sense, catalogue data; exhibition catalogue in a broad sense, its content (official speeches, thanks, professional texts, literature and list of exhibitions, catalogue of works, pictorial part, registers, sponsors). Time horizon - schedule, main dates, network diagram. Spatial horizon - venue, architectural design, lighting, installation, maintenance. Information aspect. Public relations. Mass media Press release, press materials. Legal and contractual aspects. Building a collection. Economic aspect. Expenses. Revenue items. Presentation of a model curatorial project structure.
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Prerequisites
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- Interest in gallery operations, exhibitions, and cultural management. - Ability to theoretically analyze processes of public presentation of artworks and their social context. - Willingness to actively participate in practical projects, including planning and organizing exhibitions. - Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders involved in the exhibition process (curators, architects, fundraising, legal aspects). - Creative and organizational skills for managing model exhibition projects. -
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
- Submission of a model curatorial project for a specific exhibition space. - Interest in gallery operations, exhibitions, and cultural management. - Ability to analyze theoretical aspects of public presentation of artworks and their social context. - Willingness to actively participate in practical projects, including planning and organizing exhibitions. - Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders in the exhibition process (curators, architects, fundraising, legal aspects). - Creative and organizational skills for managing model exhibition projects.
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Recommended literature
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BĚLOHRADSKÝ, Václav. Mezi světy & mezivěty.. Prafa: Novela bohemika, 2013. ISBN 978-80-87683-04-0.
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BELTING, Hans. Konec dějin umění.. Praha: Mladá Fronta, 2000. ISBN 80-204-0856-8.
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BOURRIAUD, Nicolas. Postprodukce.. Praha: Tranzi, 2004. ISBN 80-903452-0-4.
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HORÁČEK, Radek. Umění bez revolucí? - Proměny soudobého výtvarného umění.. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015. ISBN 978-80-210-8102-4.
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KESNER, Ladislav. Muzeum umění v digitální podobě. Vnímání obrazů a prožitek umění v soudobé společnosti.. Praha: Argo a Národní galerie v Praze, 2000. ISBN 80-7035-155-1.
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KORECKÝ, David (ed.). Medium Kurátor: Role kurátora v současném umění.. Praha: Agite/Fra, 2009. ISBN 978-80-8660-351-3.
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O´DOHERTY, Brian. Uvnitř bílé krychle ? Ideologie galerijního prostoru.. Praha: Tranzit, 2014. ISBN 978-80 87259-30-6.
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PACHMANOVÁ, Martina. Věrnost v pohybu: Hovory o feminismu, dějinách a vizualitě.. Praha: One Woman Press, 2001. ISBN 80-86356-10-8.
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VITVAR, Jan. Umění, kterému nikdo nerozumí.. Praha: Paseka, 2024. ISBN 978-80-7637-194-.
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VITVAR, Jan. Uměni, kterému rozumějí úplně všichni.. Praha: Paseka, 2024. ISBN 978-80-7637-487-.
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ZÁLEŠÁK, Jan. Umění spolupráce.. Praha ? Brno: Akademie výtvarných umění ? Masarykova univerzita,, 2011. ISBN 978-80-210-5707-4.
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