IM074 Media-Action IV

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. ak. soch. Tomáš Ruller (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
Mon 13:20–14:55 FAVU
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 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Theory and history of action art emphasizing interactive expression in contemporary media art. The course develops students' skills to combine and integrate theoretical knowledge in action art needed for the reflection of a complex work of art by learning about interactive forms of presentation and media strategies of creative interaction with reality. The course provides theoretical and historical information on action art in media and interactive artworks.
Syllabus
  • Action (in environment) - CONSTRUCTION/DECONSTRUCTION 1. Niki de SAINT FALL & Jean TINGUELY / Daniel SPOERRI 2. Robert RAUSCHENBERG / Robert MORRIS / Claes OLDENBURG / Jim DINE / Robert WHITMAN / ED KEINHOLZ 3. Rebeca HORN, Jenny HOLZER, Barbara KRUGER 4. Jimmie DURHAM / James LUNA / Coco FUSCO / Guillermo GÓMEZ-PEŃA 5. RESIDENTS / Monty CANTSIN / John BOCK 6. Paul McCARTHY / Mike KELLEY A NARRATIVE (in the community) - COMPOSITION/DECOMPOSITION 1. Tadeus KANTOR / Jerzy GROTOWSKI / Andrej TARKOVSKIJ 2. LIVING THEATRE / PERFORMANCE GROUP / Alejandro JODOROWSKI 3. Andy WARHOL - FACTORY - VELVET UNDERGROUND 4. Shirin NESHAT / Mona HATOUM / Tehching HSIEH 5. Laurie ANDERSON / Mathew BARNEY 6. Jeff KOONS / Damien HIRST
Literature
  • Elisabeth Jappe, Performance, Ritual, Prozess, Prestel - Munich
  • Paul Shimmel, Out of actions, MOMA - Los Angeles
  • RoseLee Goldberg, Performance Art, Abrams - New York
  • Corpus delecti: Performance art of the Americas, by Coco Fusco
Teaching methods
1/1 lecture, seminar
Assessment methods
colloquium, written essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2015, Spring 2018, Spring 2021.
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