Seminar of Contemporary Art II: To Be With... - ADU100736 ((Bc from 2021))
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SEMINAR of CONTEMPORARY ART To Be With… Lecturer: Mgr. Zuzana Štefková Ph.D. E-mail: zuzana.stefkova@ff.cuni.cz Consultations: After previous e-mail request at the Institute of Art History, Celetná 20, Prague 1 Class Time: Tuesday 12:30 pm - 14:05 pm Location: Galleries and locations according to the syllabus Course Description: This seminar seeks to acquaint students with different approaches and strategies of contemporary art and introduce a wide range of figures operating within Czech and international contemporary art scene. The seminar will concentrate on the means used by artists "to be with" various aspects of the contemporary world and to reflect on this experience in the art’s content and form. Together we will explore Prague galleries and art institutions, meet artists and curators and discuss their approaches to art, and the society at large. The choice of the sites of interest will reflect the current offer of the local art scene. Course Requirements: Exhibition journal Students should keep an exhibition journal with short analysis of each visited exhibition (max. 1800 characters with spaces per each entry). The journal entry should include information on the exhibition visited (name of the artist(s), curator(s), gallery). Students should comment on the topic of the exhibition and give examples of work(s) that stood out for them and explain why. The students will be asked to write a sample of the journal entry after the first gallery visit and email it to the lecturer (deadline for the first gallery journal entry is March 8). The complete gallery journal is due on May 17 (23:59 pm)). Team Research Project The students are asked to form teams (2-3 people) and collectively formulate and carry out a Research Project. The Research Project must relate to the theme of the course i.e. to contemporary art. Students should consult their topic with the lecturer before choosing it. Please e-mail the topic of the Research Project with the names of the members of the team, a short (800 characters) annotation and at least 3 bibliographic sources to the lecturer by April 7 at the latest. Presentation Part of the evaluation is a short (10-15 minutes) oral presentation of the Research team project. This presentation will be delivered in class, during the two last weeks of the spring semester. The presentation should be presented by all team members, spoken or read and include visual aids. Final paper In teams, students are asked to write a paper summarizing their Research project. The paper must have at least 12 600 characters (including spaces), bibliography, and footnotes (preferably in Chicago style: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html) The deadline for submission of the final paper is May 24th. Assessment and final grade: Evaluation: The final grade will be based on the results of in-class presentation of the final paper topic 20 %, final paper 30 %, gallery journal 30 %, and active participation on the seminar's activities and discussions 20 %. Attendance policy: Please note that it is mandatory to have at least 50% attendance in order to pass the course. Required readings: ARADA, J., KUAN WOOD, J., VIDOKLE, A. (ed.) What is Contemporary Art? Berlin 2010. DUMBADZE, A., HUDSON, S., Contemporary Art: 1989 to the Present, Chichester 2013. SMITH, T. What Is Contemporary Art?, Chicago 2009. STILES, K., SELZ, P. H., Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings, Berkley, Los Angeles, London 1996. The following weekly schedule may be subject to change. Please check the email prior every class. Week 1: Feb-17 Introduction and explanation of the course format and requirements Technological Centre of Academy of Art, Architecture, and Design (NOT Charles University) Mikulandská 134/5 Classroom no. 014 Week 2: Feb-23 Independent visit of the exhibition: Art of Activism City Prague Gallery Mariánské náměstí 98/1 www.ghmp.cz/en/exhibitions/the-art-of-activism Week 3: March-3 Art of Activism City Prague Gallery Mariánské náměstí 98/1 www.ghmp.cz/en/exhibitions/the-art-of-activism Week 4: March-10 The Double City Prague Gallery ZVON, Staroměstské nám. 605/13 https://www.ghmp.cz/en/exhibitions/the-double/ Week 5: March-17 Free National Gallery. Description of a Struggle City Prague Gallery House of Photography, Revoluční 1006/5 https://www.ghmp.cz/en/exhibitions/slobodna-narodna-galeria-popis-jedneho-zapasu/ March-20 Make up class: Excursion to the exhibition Are We There Yet The Museum of Art and Design Benešov https://mudbenesov.cz/ Week 6: March-24 What Are You Staring at So Youthfully Gallery Atrium Čajkovského 12/12a https://atriumzizkov.cz/predstaveni/galerie/co-cumis-tak-mlade-vystava-o-stari-jako-inspiraci-2/co-cumis-tak-mlade-vystava-o-stari-jako-inspiraci-2/ Week 7: March-31 Reading Week – NO CLASS Week 8: April-7 Dialogues about Reproductions Kurzor Gallery https://csupraha.cz/en/galleries/cursor-gallery/9/ Week 9: April-14 Independent visit – NO CLASS Week 10: Apr-21 Zorka Lednárová: Where Freedom Ends Artivist Lab https://www.artivistlab.info/ Week 11: Apr-28 Sahej Rahal: Beyond the City of Time Rudolfinum Gallery https://www.rudolfinum.cz/event/35372--sahej-rahal-beyond-the-city-of-time/ Week 12: May-5 Presentations Institute of Art History, 4th floor, classroom 448C Celetná 20 Week 13: May-12 Presentations Institute of Art History, 4th floor, classroom 448C Celetná 20 Week 14: May-19 Presentations + Closing session Institute of Art History, 4th floor, classroom 448C Celetná 20 Last update: Štefková Zuzana, Mgr., Ph.D. (16.02.2026)
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