IM074 Media-Action IV

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. ak. soch. Tomáš Ruller (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Jitka Leflíková
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:40 326
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Theory and history of action art emphasizing interactive expression in contemporary media art. The course develops students' skills to combine and integrate theoretical knowledge in action art needed for the reflection of a complex work of art by learning about interactive forms of presentation and media strategies of creative interaction with reality. The course provides theoretical and historical information on action art in media and interactive artworks.
Syllabus
  • Action (in environment) - CONSTRUCTION/DECONSTRUCTION 1. Niki de SAINT FALL & Jean TINGUELY / Daniel SPOERRI 2. Robert RAUSCHENBERG / Robert MORRIS / Claes OLDENBURG / Jim DINE / Robert WHITMAN / ED KEINHOLZ 3. Rebeca HORN, Jenny HOLZER, Barbara KRUGER 4. Jimmie DURHAM / James LUNA / Coco FUSCO / Guillermo GÓMEZ-PEŃA 5. RESIDENTS / Monty CANTSIN / John BOCK 6. Paul McCARTHY / Mike KELLEY A NARRATIVE (in the community) - COMPOSITION/DECOMPOSITION 1. Tadeus KANTOR / Jerzy GROTOWSKI / Andrej TARKOVSKIJ 2. LIVING THEATRE / PERFORMANCE GROUP / Alejandro JODOROWSKI 3. Andy WARHOL - FACTORY - VELVET UNDERGROUND 4. Shirin NESHAT / Mona HATOUM / Tehching HSIEH 5. Laurie ANDERSON / Mathew BARNEY 6. Jeff KOONS / Damien HIRST
Literature
  • Corpus delecti: Performance art of the Americas, by Coco Fusco
  • Paul Shimmel, Out of actions, MOMA - Los Angeles
  • RoseLee Goldberg, Performance Art, Abrams - New York
  • Elisabeth Jappe, Performance, Ritual, Prozess, Prestel - Munich
Teaching methods
1/1 lecture, seminar
Assessment methods
colloquium, written essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: jednou za 3 roky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2012, Spring 2015, Spring 2018.
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