Course: Art and Public Space 2

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Course title Art and Public Space 2
Course code KUM/UVP2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
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)
  • Vlachynská Petra, MgA. Ph.D.
  • Stolín Jan, doc. M.A.
Course content
In the time of unnatural field isolation, the object of interest is to return the fields that historically solved the area of the municipalities and the landscape, back to themselves and try to bring them to the skills and knowledge that this activity now requires. This is mainly about architecture, sculpture, other fine arts, design, landscaping, transport engineering, but also areas related to the solution of the living space. Student projects show the inspirational complexity and richness of this discipline.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Since the 1950s, art has emerged from galleries to disrupt the seclusion of the art world and became a part of everyday reality. This is done by experiments with one's own body, performative procedures, work with architecture and landscape. The aims of art often go beyond the criteria of the art world and aim for activism in the political, social or environmental sphere. There is a reflection of conditions of the artistic world functioning, which crystallizes into a strong stream of institutional criticism. The course focuses on social aspects and themes of art in public space. It enables to get acquainted with key works, actions and tendencies in which targeted work with a social context appears, which stands on the borderline between art, activism and the creation of cities. Through the semestral assignments, it will be possible to discuss the social context of the work and the role of participants involved, including "audience". The course includes lectures, meetings with guests, art walks in Liberec and Prague, and presentations of students' individual works.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination

Regular attendance at lectures and excursions, unassisted elaboration of public space design at recommended or selected locations, two consultations with lecturer during the semester.
Recommended literature
  • Bartlová, A.:. Manuál Monumentu. Praha UMPRUM, 2016.
  • Cartiere, C., Willis, S.:. The Practice of Public. New York, Routledge, 2008.
  • Cartiere, C., Zebracki, M. The Everyday Practice of Public Art. New York Routledge, 2016.
  • Císař, K.:. Stav věci. Dům umění města Brna, 2011.
  • Hays K. M. Architecture's Desire. Reading the Late Avant-Garde. Cambridge, MIT Press, 2010.
  • Hirsch, N., Miessen, M.:. Critical Spatial Practice #01 - What Is Critical Spatial Practice?. (Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2012.
  • Holub, B. Planning Unplanned. Vídeň VfmK, 2015.
  • Karous, P.:. Vetřelci a volavky. Praha Arbor Vitae, 2013.
  • Kratochvíl, P.:. Architektura a veřejný prostor. Praha Zlatý řez, 2012.
  • Kwon, M.:. One place after another. Cambridge The MIT Press, 2004.
  • Raugin, G., Gene, R.:. Art and Contemporary Critical Practice: Reinventing Institutional Critique..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Architecture Study plan (Version): Environmental Design (20) Category: Art and applied art 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer