HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Maria PASSARO HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART

0322600110
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
EQF7
PHILOSOPHY
2018/2019

YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
630LESSONS
Objectives
Through an analysis of the episodes which have characterized in the contemporary age the unfolding of art in European and non-European countries, the course aims to provide students with the methodological tools necessary to move to an interpretation of the historical-artistic issues; in particular it will deal with the complex of visual languages which has led to a deep and wide discussion around the concept of “art”, its value and its legitimacy. Study will be based on an analysis of works and on the definition of the cultural context of their provenance.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Knowledge of the principle methodologies of historical-artistic analysis and capacity to understand historical-critical interpretations
APPLYING NOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Ability to convey information and thoughts to an audience including experts using the specific language of the discipline and the capacity to approach independently twentieth-century works of art using the tools and research methodologies acquired in other different cultural areas.
Prerequisites
NONE
Contents
ÉDOUARD MANET'S MODERN PARIS BETWEEN 1850 AND 1880, A PERIOD IN WHICH THE CITY WAS RAPIDLY CHANGING IN ORDER TO BECOME THE "CAPITAL OF THE CAPITALS." TWO UNIVERSAL EXHIBITIONS, IN 1855 AND 1867, DRAMATICALLY INCREASED THE RHYTHM OF PARISIAN LIFE: MANET AND HIS CIRCLE TESTIFY TO HIS GREAT QUEST FOR MODERNITY.
Teaching Methods
FACE TO FACE CLASSES WILL ENCURAGE STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE WORK.
ARTIST’S AND TEACHER’S OF RELATED DISCIPLINES WILL ALSO TAKE APART.
VISITS TO EXHIBITION WILL BE MADE.
Verification of learning
Oral exam. During the test assessment will be made of the student’s knowledge and degree of understanding of course content, and the ability to apply and illustrate knowledge acquired showing independent judgment and appropriate expression
Texts
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, IL PITTORE DELLA VITA MODERNA (1863)
MEYER SCHAPIRO, L’IMPRESSIONISMO (1996), A CURA DI B. CINELLI, TORINO EINAUDI, 2008
MICHE FOUCAULT, LA PITTURA DI MANET, (1971)
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