Course detail

Neo-conceptual Strategies - winter

FaVU-3NEOS-ZAcad. year: 2011/2012

Auteur strategies and tendencies in the works of contemporary artists; emphasis will be put on the analysis of form and material/non-material realizations.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Good knowledge of contemporary artistic strategies, its forms and means in artworks/public space.

Prerequisites

Good knowledge of contemporary art scene, individual project (either artistic or curatorial/managerial), connection of the topic with that of the dissertation project.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations..

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Oral exam.
Attendance.
Email communication.
Creating an archive (porfolio, photocopies of articles, notes).

Course curriculum

autostylization, masquerade, social roles
the mask
dissolution of authorship in a collective artwork
the loss of authorship, simulated authorspip, forgeries
appropriations, quotations, thefts
stupid artworks

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Depending on the strategies of curators and insitutions which determine the art scene, the contemporary artists opts for concrete strategies corresponding to the existing situation. Being succesful in the confrontation with the particular social/[political/time coordinates does not necessarily mean being an acknowledged artists. The moral imperative of creating an artwork is determined by the strength with which the strategy deals with the challenges of the existing society in a given time.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

oral paper, discussion

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Welsch W.- Naše postmoderní moderna, Zvon, Praha 1994

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme VUD Doctoral

    branch UMVP_DP , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme VUD Doctoral

    branch , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer