ARTH215-13S2 (C) Semester Two 2013

International Contemporary Art

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 8 July 2013
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 21 July 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 6 October 2013

Description

The course provides an introduction to international contemporary art, focusing on developments in Europe and the USA.

This course provides an introduction to key concepts and tendencies in international art practices since 1945.  Artists considered include Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Robert Morris, Richard Serra, Cindy Sherman, Jeff Koons, Gerhard Richter and Roni Horn.  The course explores issues and ideas that have been critical to shifts taking place in art and visual culture since 1945, including:

* debates regarding modernism/postmodernism
* the breakdown of traditional categories and the emergence of new modes of engagement and new media in the visual arts
* the political and ethical concerns of contemporary art, and interactions between art, popular culture and everyday life

Learning Outcomes

* Knowledge of key critical debates that have shaped the study of contemporary art history
* Ability to locate contemporary art practices within their social, historical and theoretical contexts
* The ability to critically evaluate evidence and present well-reasoned arguments

Prerequisites

15 points at 100-level Art History and Theory and 15 points from any Humanities/Social Sciences Faculty course.

Restrictions

ARTT102, ARTH109

Course Coordinator

Barbara Garrie

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Essay 30%
Final Examination 30% (3 hour)
Journal 30%
Slide quizzes 10%


Examination scheduled for 30 October 2013 at 9.30 am.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $644.00

International fee $2,800.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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