IM076 Contemporary Visual Culture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. David Kořínek (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Timetable
each even Tuesday 15:00–18:15 zruseno C21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The main objectives of the course are the following: chosen directions of contemporary art
the relationship of art and media
visual culture and multimedia
Syllabus
  • music video-history, trends
  • music video-directors (Jonze, Cunningham, Gondry, Corbijn ,...)
  • music video and film
  • aesthetic strategies of cinema
  • video in art (videoart)
  • Young British Artist-case study (conceptual art, the name as a brand, scene, economy, advertising)
  • Damien Hirst-artist as a icon
  • Matthew Barney-artwork as Gesamtkunstwerk
  • Czech scene
Literature
  • Lunenfeld, Peter, Snap to Grid, The MIT Press, 2000.
  • Lovejoy, Margot; Digital Currents: Art in The Electronic Age, Routledge, London 2004
  • DVD Chris Cunningham, Anton Corbijn, Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry
Teaching methods
lectures
class discussion
homeworks
reading
projections
Assessment methods
Exam: written essay
Language of instruction
Czech
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