Nicol Maria MOCCHI | HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Nicol Maria MOCCHI HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART
cod. 0312800039
HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART
| 0312800039 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE | |
| EQF6 | |
| CULTURAL HERITAGE SCIENCES | |
| 2024/2025 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 3 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-ART/03 | 12 | 60 | LESSONS |
| Exam | Date | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPELLO MAGGIO | 21/05/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO GIUGNO | 12/06/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO LUGLIO | 09/07/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO SETTEMBRE | 10/09/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO | |
| APPELLO DICEMBRE | 10/12/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE AIMS TO ANALYZE THE HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY. THE STUDENT WILL LEARN ABOUT THE THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES OF THE DISCIPLINE AND WILL UNDERSTAND THE BASIC TERMINOLOGY. THE STUDENT WILL LEARN ABOUT THE ARTISTIC THEORIES OF ARTISTS, CRITICS AND MOVEMENTS AND WILL UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MOVEMENTS AND THE PRACTICES THAT CHARACTERIZE THE ART OF TODAY. THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: - ESTABLISH CRITICAL LINKS BETWEEN WORKS OF DIFFERENT PERIODS, ON THE BASIS OF STYLISTIC, ICONOGRAPHIC AND GENRE AFFINITIES - UNDERSTAND ARTISTIC LANGUAGES, IDENTIFYING THEIR SPECIFIC STRUCTURE AND LOGIC. THE STUDENT WILL DEVELOP USEFUL CRITICAL SKILLS TO INDEPENDENTLY ASSESS METHODOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL ISSUES CONCERNING THE LANGUAGES OF THE ARTS. THE STUDENT WILL LEARN HOW TO COMMUNICATE KNOWLEDGE TO AN AUDIENCE OF EXPERTS AND NON-EXPERTS, EXPRESSING IT WITH APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE. THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX TEXTS AND USE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS, BOTH TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL. |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART. |
| Contents | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE WILL TRACE THE ESSENTIAL OUTLINES OF THE HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART FROM ROMANTICISM TO THE INTERNATIONAL ARTISTIC RESEARCH OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS THROUGH AN ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS WITH REFERENCES TO THE SOURCES AND THE CRITICAL DEBATE. THE INDIVIDUAL ARTISTIC PATHS OF MAJOR ARTISTS WILL BE EXAMINED AND A READING OF SOME WORKS WILL BE PROPOSED AS AN EXAMPLE OF A METHOD FOR INTERPRETING CONTEMPORARY ARTWORK. |
| Teaching Methods | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE IS ORGANIZED ON A LECTURE BASIS WITH STUDENT PARTICIPATION. STUDENT PARTICIPATION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. |
| Verification of learning | |
|---|---|
| ORAL EXAM BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF IMAGES AND THEIR CORRECT COLLOCATION IN HISTORICAL AND ARTISTIC CONTEXT. THE EXAM WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF THE COURSE. |
| Texts | |
|---|---|
| ONE OF YOUR CHOICE FROM THE FOLLOWING: 1) LA STORIA DELL’ARTE, A C. DI CARLO BERTELLI, EDIZIONE VERDE, BRUNO MONDADORI/PEARSON ITALIA, MILANO-TORINO 2012, VOL. 3A + VOL. 3B 2) ARTE. UNA STORIA NATURALE E CIVILE, A C. DI SALVATORE SETTIS E TOMMASO MONTANARI, MONDADORI EDUCATION/EINAUDI SCUOLA, MILANO 2019, VOL. 4: DAL BAROCCO ALL’IMPRESSIONISMO, PP. 292-437 [ESCLUSA SEZIONE VII)] + VOL. 5: DAL POSTIMPRESSIONISMO AL CONTEMPORANEO FURTHER REFERENCES WILL BE GIVEN DURING THE LESSONS. |
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