FF:TIM_M_020 Internet Art - Course Information

TIM_M_020 Internet Art

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Monika Murgu, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Monika Murgu, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Jitka Leflíková
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 10:00–11:40 N43, except Mon 21. 4. to Sun 27. 4.

Prerequisites

The ability to understand texts in English, to participate in discussion, openess, interest in history, theory and exhibition strategies of internet art in both virtual and physical space of its presentation.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 16/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50

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 aim of the course is to provide a basic overview of the history and present of Internet art and the contemporary and current methods of its exhibition. As part of the theoretical preparation, various approaches to exhibiting Internet art will be discussed, depending on its form, institutionalization and curatorial personalities. The student will be introduced to various positions of Internet art and also the specifics of their exhibition, attention will be paid to key historical examples.
Another main topic of the course is exhibiting art on the Internet, although it does not necessarily have to be Internet art. This part of the course will be conceived historiographically and will also emphasize various ways of organizing and producing art exhibitions in an online environment.
The teaching takes place in the form of a lecture supplemented by discussions and reading of recommended literature. The course is designed as a necessary information background for future curators working with Internet art and organizers of exhibitions independent of the environment (online or physical) and for those interested in Internet art (net art) and its transformations. The graduate of the course is able to critically evaluate an exhibition of Internet art or art on the Internet and participate in the organization of exhibitions.
The course is also supplemented with practical aspects of the implementation of an Internet art exhibition: from curatorial preparation of the exhibition project, promotion, implementation and accompanying program to post-production.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the student will be able to:
- understand the art related to the Internet in the context of the contemporary art practice
- demonstrate knowledge of major exhibitions, curatorial personalities and approaches to the presentation/exhibition of Internet art
- understand terms describing the art practice related to the Internet and to understand the plurality of forms in can take
- show sensitivity towards the art work and its adjustment for the given exhibition space (understanding terms such as site-specific, site-sensitive, archival approach etc.)
- orient themselves in the issues of exhibiting Internet related art

Syllabus

• 1) Introduction
• 2) Internet Art, net art or Art on Internet?
• 3) Net art, internet art, net.art (web 1.0) theory, examples. Reading: Bookchin – Shulgin, Introduction to net.art (1994-1999), 1999.
• 4) Art on the internet
• 5) Net art, internet art, net.art (web 1.0) – web galleries, internet exhibitions; analysis and interpretation of a net art work
• 6) Exhibition visit
• 7) Discussion about the text: Steve Dietz, Curating (on) the Web, 1998 + discussion on preparations of the student´s exhibition
• 8) Net art, internet art, net.art (web 2.0) and post-internet
• 9) Net art, internet art, net.art (web 2.0) – analysis and interpretation of a net art work
• 10) Net art, internet art, net.art (web 3.0) – examples + curating on the web
• 11) Curating on the web, curating the internet
• 12) Student´s exhibition
• 13) Feedback on the exhibition

Literature

required literature
• „Simple Net Art Diagram“. Net Art Anthology, https://anthology.rhizome.org/simple-net-art-diagram

recommended literature
• Petr Hošek, Post internetové umění v galerijní praxi, Prague: Charles University, 2014, 71 pp. Master's thesis. (Czech)
• QUARANTA, Domenico. „In Between“. In: STUBBS, Phoebe (ed.) Art and the Internet. Black Dog Publishing, Londýn 2013.
• PAUL, Christiane. „Curation | Context | Archive. Presenting and Preserving New Media Art“. In: BÜHLER, Melanie (ed.). No Internet, No Art. A Lunch Bytes Anthology. Onomatopee 102 2015. s. 83–94.
• KHOLEIF, Omar (ed.), You Are Here: Art After the Internet, Manchester: Cornerhouse Books, and London: SPACE, 2014.
• MOSS, Ceci. Expanded Internet Art and the Informational Milieu.Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.
• HALTER, Ed – CORNELL, Lauren (eds.) Mass Effect. Art and the Internet in the Twenty-First Century. The MIT Press, Cambridge Massachusetts / London England, 2015.
• MOSS, Cecilia Laurel. Expanded Internet Art and the Informational Milieu. (dizertační práce) Department of Comparative Literature, New York University, 2015. 180 stran. Dostupné z WWW: .
• SOULELLIS, Paul. The Post as Medium. In: CONNOR, Michael – DEAN, Aria – ESPENSCHIED, Dragan (eds.) The Art Happens Here: Net Art Anthology. Rhizome 2019. s. 424–430.
• McHUGH, Gene. Post Internet: Notes on the Internet and Art, Brescia: Link Editions, 2011. Collected posts from the blog 122909a.com, Dec 2009-Sep 2010.
• 2019. Falco Van Burg. The ignorance in displaying new media art. https://falcovanburg.nl/thesis/
• Annet Dekker [webové stránky] http://aaaan.net/
• TROEMEL, Brad. Peer Pressure. Essays on the Internet by an Artist on the Internet. Link Editions, Brescia 2011.
• BAZZICHELLI, Tatiana: Networking: The Net as Artwork. BoD 2009.
• 2013. DEKKER, Annet - FAUCONNIER, Sandra. Speculative Scenarios, or what will happen to digital art in the (near) future?. Baltan Laboratories, Eindhoven 2013.
• BÜHLER, Melanie (ed.), No Internet, No Art: A Lunch Bytes Anthology, Eindhoven: Onomatopee, 2015.
• VERSCHOOREN, Karen E. Situating Internet Art in the Traditional Instituon of Contemporary Art. (diplomová práce) Department of Comparative Media Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007.
• Veronika Sellnerová, Reflexe českého post-internetového umění, Brno: Masaryk University, 2016, 52 pp. Bachelor's thesis. (Czech)
• 2014. MEIXNEROVÁ, Marie. #mm net art: Internetové umění ve virtuálním a fyzickém prostoru prezentace. Pastiche Filmz, Olomouc 2014.
• MOSS, Ceci. „Internet Explores“. In.: HALTER, Ed – CORNELL, Lauren (eds.) Mass Effect. Art and the Internet in the Twenty-First Century. The MIT Press, Cambridge Massachusetts / London England, 2015. s. 147–157.

Teaching methods

lecture, reading of specialized texts, individual preparation (homework), following internet art and online exhibitions, looking up information on-line, presentation and discussion in class, elaboration and analysis of written text, preparation of an exhibition

Assessment methods

1) Final thesis on a topic of your own choice from the recommended topics (topics: translation of a text about exhibiting internet art into Czech/Slovak, portrait of a curatorial personality or exhibition space, consideration/criticism/critical reflection of a historically significant exhibition of internet art or art on the internet). Text length 4–8 pages depending on the topic. (Successful texts can be published in the JOINME magazine)
2) In a group - realization of an internet art exhibition, or an exhibition of art in the internet environment
3) attendance max. 3 absences during the semester

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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