CORE009 Contemporary Art and Society

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PaedDr. Radek Horáček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PaedDr. Radek Horáček, Ph.D.
Department of Art – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Jana Nedomová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Art – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Thu 11:00–12:50 učebna 50
Prerequisites
!NOWANY( VV_OSVU Questions of Art ) && !(PROGRAM(B-DU_) || OBOR(FBDUpV) || PROGRAM(B-EST_) || OBOR(FBESTpV) || PROGRAM(B-US_) || OBOR(FBUSpV))
Does art have value? Do you understand the market and arts management? Do you know Contemporary Czech artists in the international context?
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 140 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 103/140, only registered: 1/140, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/140
Course objectives
We live in a world of visual information in which contemporary visual art plays an irreplaceable role in the ways it comments on current social issues, permeates our lives, connects various disciplines and mediates critical reflection on the problems of the present. Tuition in the form of lectures with interactive discussion elements activates students' interest in fine arts and illustrates current visual arts as an important part of contemporary life aided with pictorial materials. In the selective overview, the tuition focuses on the main tendencies and personalities in the art of the last few decades and monitors the position of arts management in the Czech and international context.
Learning outcomes
- Graduates obtain an informed attitude to current visual culture - They are able to interpret the main trends in the visual arts of the last few decades and get to know current important Czech and international artists. - They can understand the basic processes and rules of arts management, monitor the activities of galleries and become aware of the aesthetic, social and philosophical role of contemporary visual art.
Syllabus
  • 1. Revolutionary and evolutionary changes in contemporary art 2. Does art have value? Art market, awards and the social status of artists 3. Art as an interactive event. Performative art forms 4. Current changes in land art, body art and action art 5. Record exhibition attendance? The role of museums and international exhibitions 6. The relation of contemporary art forms to classical painting 7. Changes in geometric art 8. Conceptual art in the past and today 9. Activism and the art of cooperation 10. Art in public spaces 11. Sculpture - the position of Brno and world cities 12. Visual arts and the internet 13. Contemporary Czech artists in the international context
Literature
    required literature
  • HORÁČEK, Radek. Umění bez revolucí? : proměny soudobého výtvarného umění. Druhé, doplněné vydání. Brno: B & P Publishing, 2019, 287 stran. ISBN 9788074851919. info
  • MORGANOVÁ, Pavlína. Akční umění. 2. dopl. vyd. V Olomouci: J. Vacl, 2009, 277 s. ISBN 9788090414914. info
    recommended literature
  • HORÁČEK, Radek, Olga BÚCIOVÁ, Martina MRÁZOVÁ and Petra LEXOVÁ. Sochařské Brno 1989–2019 (Sculptural Brno 1989–2019). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 223 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9317-1. info
  • NAVRÁTIL, Ondřej. Zelené ostrovy. České umění ve věku environmentalismu 1960–2000 (Green Islands. Czech art in the Age of Environmentalism 1960–2000). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Dexon art, 2017, 231 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8883-2. info
  • MESCH, Claudia. Art and Politics: A Small History of Art for Social Change Since 1945. I.B.Tauris, 2013. info
  • HORÁČEK, Radek, Zbyněk FIŠER and Vladimír HAVLÍK. Slovem, akcí, obrazem - příspěvek k interdisciplinaritě tvůrčího procesu (Among words, action, picture - a contribution to the interdisciplinarity of the creative process). 1. dotisk 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 208 pp. SPISY PEDAGOGICKÉ FAKULTY MU sv. 146. ISBN 978-80-210-5389-2. info
  • EISNER, Elliot. The arts and the creation of mind. London: Yale University Press, 2002, xiv, 258. ISBN 9780300105117. info
    not specified
  • ZÁLEŠÁK, Jan. Past future. Vydání první. [Brno]: VUT v Brně, Fakulta výtvarných umění, 2013, 119 stran. ISBN 9788087259207. info
  • ZÁLEŠÁK, Jan. Umění spolupráce (The Art of Collaboration). Praha - Brno: Akademie výtvarných umění - Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 292 pp. Edice VVP AVU sv. 4. ISBN 978-80-210-5707-4. URL info
Teaching methods
The lectures are designed as a space for discussion on selected thematic areas, that are saturated with a large amount of pictorial and study materials, video documents and interactive elements. Meetings at exhibitions or artworks in public spaces are included in the lectures. Videos and other materials for individual study are available.
Assessment methods
The colloquium takes the form of an active discussion or test, but alternative forms of completion are also possible such as texts or individual, creative or organisational activities
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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