Sumários
Contemporary Art Decoded by Jessica Cerasi
20 Fevereiro 2025, 17:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta
- Discussion of questions that are often raised when engaging with contemporary art: What is contemporary art? How did art come to be what it is today? How can we understand what a work of art means, and cannot just about anything be called art these days?
- Art as expression: Tracy Emin, My Bed, 1998
The purpose and role of art galleries, auction houses, art fairs, biennales and museums in the development and impact of contemporary art
18 Fevereiro 2025, 17:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta
· Institutional definition of contemporary art.
. The role of art galleries, auction houses, art fairs, biennales and museums in the development of contemporary art.
· Discussion of the experience of the Contemporary Art Museum: architecture and exhibition spaces.
· Screening of a guided tour of five contemporary art masterpieces at the Centre Pompidou.
Definition and categories of art
13 Fevereiro 2025, 17:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta
Introduction to western philosophies of art.
Presentation of course content and calendar, assessment, course requirements and expectations
11 Fevereiro 2025, 17:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta
Assessment criteria:
· Attendance and participation in class discussions that reflects critical thinking and an understanding of the assigned reading (25%)
· Midterm Test (35%)
· Final Test OR Research Project to be presented and discussed in class (40%)
(Note: Students who have more than 5 unexplained absences cannot choose between the Final Test or the Research Project. They will have to sit the Final Test.
See the guidelines for the Research Project in the Course Pack)
Important dates
25 March — Submission of the Research Project Proposal
3 April — Midterm Test
6 May — Final Written Test (for students not doing the Research Project)