Course teached as: B006318 - STORIA DELL'ARTE CONTEMPORANEA (METODOLOGIE) Second Cycle Degree in HISTORY OF ART
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
The course will combine two didactic lines, a “frontal” one and a seminar one, developing a multi-year research course dedicated to the most recent contemporary art.
Development of historical-critical skills, applied to research concerning periods close to recent art criticism. Acquisition and development of a correct research methodology.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of medieval and modern art history, and contemporary history.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons, seminars, meetings with artists and museum curators.
Further information
Preliminary meetings are scheduled for the course
Type of Assessment
Attendance is mandatory, both during frontal and seminar lessons. The exam will be oral and will start from the results acquired in the preparation and presentation of the seminar. The bibliography will be agreed with each group. For those who will not be able to attend the seminars, a specific bibliography will be defined.
Course program
The course will combine two didactic lines, a “frontal” one and a seminar one, developing a multi-year research course dedicated to the most recent contemporary art.
Regarding the seminars, students will be able to choose, in agreement with the professor who will lead the formation of specific groups, whether to: undertake archive research; participating in the project "Dall’aula al museo" in agreement with the Novecento Museum; participate in the "Riva project" at Le Murate Art District; collaborate in the realization of the exhibition dedicated to Emanuele Luzzati at the BNCF; or even participating in initiatives defined in agreement with Palazzo Strozzi.
The frontal lessons, which are also open to common discussion, after a brief introduction dedicated to relational art of the Nineties, will concentrate on the most recent developments from the 2000s, with special attention on the themes of migration, identities and borders in contemporary art.