Postmodernist aesthetics and criticism

8 Fevereiro 2024, 11:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

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1. Distinction between modernist and postmodernist approaches to art
2. Appropriation and the erasure of boundaries between the original and the reproduction
3. Activist art by the Guerrilla Girls 

Postmodern approaches to art making and aesthetic practices

6 Fevereiro 2024, 11:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

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1. Art as commodity and concept.

      2. Analysis of installations by Jeff Koons and Joana Vasconcelos

Grant Cooke and Diana Newall's discussion of historical approaches to art

1 Fevereiro 2024, 11:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

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Limitation of different art theories.

The purpose and role of art institutions

30 Janeiro 2024, 11:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

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• the purpose and role of art galleries, auction houses, art fairs, biennales and museums in the development and impact of contemporary art
• the modern and contemporary art museum visitor experience
• the characteristics of modern and contemporary art museums
• institutional definitions of art

Introduction to art theory and art criticism

25 Janeiro 2024, 11:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

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1. George Dickie, Arthur Danto and Terry Barrett's definition and categorisation of art
2. Western philosophies of art
3. Reflection about the use of material in  El Anatsui's Untitled, 2008
4. Visual analysis of David Hockney's A Bigger Splash, 1967