ARTH215-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

International Contemporary Art

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

The course provides an introduction to international contemporary art, focusing on developments in Europe and the USA.

This course provides an introduction to key concepts and tendencies in international and New Zealand art practices since 1945.  Artists considered include Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Robert Morris, Richard Serra, Cindy Sherman, Jeff Koons, Gerhard Richter and Roni Horn. The course explores issues and ideas that have been critical to shifts taking place in art and visual culture since 1945, including:

• debates regarding modernism/postmodernism;
• the breakdown of traditional categories and the emergence of new modes of engagement, and new media in the visual arts;
•  the political and ethical concerns of contemporary art;
•  and interactions between art, popular culture and everyday life.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of this course, students will have developed:
  • Knowledge of key critical debates that have shaped the study of contemporary art history.
  • Ability to locate contemporary art practices within their social, historical and theoretical contexts.
  • An awareness of the development of contemporary art in New Zealand and how this relates to international trends
  • The ability to critically evaluate evidence and present well-reasoned arguments.

Prerequisites

15 points at 100-level Art History and Theory and any 15 points from the BA Schedule.

Restrictions

ARTT102, ARTH109

Course Coordinator

Barbara Garrie

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Journal Assignments 30%
Research Assignment 30%
Course Participation 10%
Exam 30%

Textbooks / Resources

There is no set text for this course; however Brandon Taylor’s 'Art Today', London, Laurence King Publishing, 2005, is recommended and provides an overview of some of the key ideas addressed in the course.

This book is on 3 hour loan in the Central Library.

(Image: Ash Keating, "Concrete Propositions", 2012. Presented by Gap Filler and Christchurch Art Gallery.)

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $732.00

International fee $2,975.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

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