DU2371 Contemporary World Art

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 K31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the lecture is to present the main trends and key figures of contemporary world art.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: - identify and summarize important trends in contemporary world art; - identify and characterize key figures; - write an essay on a selected topic on contemporary art.
Syllabus
  • Overview of the main trends Theories of contemporary art Art and globalization Institutions and exhibitions Painting Sculpture Installation Photography Video and the new media Body art and performance Czech art in the world context
Literature
  • FOSTER, Hal, Rosalind E. KRAUSS, Yve-Alain BOIS, B. H. D. BUCHLOH and David JOSELIT. Umění po roce 1900 : modernismus, antimodernismus, postmodernismus. Translated by Josef Hrdlička - Irena Ellis - Jitka Sedláčková - Jana Hlávko. Druhé, rozšířené vydán. V Praze: Slovart, 2015, 816 stran. ISBN 9788073919757. info
  • ZABEL, Igor. Contemporary art theory. Edited by Igor Španjol. Zurich: JRP/Ringier, 2012, 297 s. ISBN 9782840665731. info
  • SMITH, Terry. Contemporary art : world currents. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2011, 348 stran. ISBN 9781856697163. info
  • DANIEL, Birnbaum and Butler CORNELIA. Defining contemporary art. London: Phaidon, 2011, 480 pp. ISBN 978-0-7148-6209-5. info
  • ARAEEN, Rasheed. Contemporary art and the museum : a global perspective. Edited by Peter Weibel - Andrea Buddensieg. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2007, 254 s. ISBN 9783775719339. info
Teaching methods
lecture, class discussion
Assessment methods
final essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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