Theoretical Issues in Contemporary Art

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical seminar of thematic presentation, reading and analysis of texts and collective discussion of works.

Learning Outcomes

The Seminar on Theoretical Questions of Contemporary Art aims, on one hand, to develop thorough reflections on three specific subjects that fall within the discussion on contemporary art and, on another hand, the creation of spaces of intersection and mutual loan between systematic theoretical reflection and the various contemporary artistic practices.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Topic # 1 – What is “contemporary” in contemporary art?

Topic # 2 – Working the body(ies).

Topic # 3 – The spaces of Art and Space as Art.

Head Lecturer(s)

Luís António Ferreira Correia Umbelino

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 40.0%
Research work: 60.0%

Bibliography

Bibliografia geral:

- JONES, Amelia, A Companion to Comtemporary Art since 1945, Blackwell Publishing, 2006.

- KIVY, P. (org.), The Blackwell Guide to Aesthetics, Blackwell, 2004.

- GIL, J. A Imagem-nua e as Pequenas Percepções, Relógio d'Água, Lisboa, 1996.

- MERLEAU-PONTY, “Le doute de Cézanne”, in ID, Sens et nons sens, Nagel, Paris, 1948 (A Dúvida de Cézanne, in Caderno de Filosofias, A.P.F., Coimbra, 1994, pp.7-33.

- MALPAS, J., Place and Experience, Cambridge University Press, 2004.