Contemporary Photography and Art 1
| Kód | Zakončení | Kredity | Rozsah | Jazyk výuky | Semestr |
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| 307ECON1 | zkouška | 4 | 2 hodiny PŘEDNÁŠEK týdně (45 minut), 82 až 102 hodin domácí příprava | anglicky |
Garant předmětu
Jméno vyučujícího (jména vyučujících)
Tomáš DVOŘÁK, Josef LEDVINA, Michal ŠIMŮNEK
Obsah
The course introduces framework topics connecting the medium of photography with contemporary art, especially in relation to the History and Theory of Photography 1 and 2.
October 11
What is art and who makes it?
Professionals, Amateurs, Outsiders, Shitposters, Automatons…
Pamela Bannos: „Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife“, University of Chicago Press 2017.
October 18
Pictures as Tools and as Artworks
Hito Steyerl: In Defense of the Poor Image
https://www.e-flux.com/journal/10/61362/in-defense-of-the-poor-image/¨
October 25
Politics and Aesthetics of Obsolescence: Analog Photography in Digital Age
Margaret Iversen: “Analogue: On Zoe Leonard and Tacita Dean”. In: Photography, Trace, and Trauma, 2019, 33-47.
November 1
Presentations
November 8
The Legacy of the Avantgarde: From 'Aestheticizing Politics' to 'Politicizing Art'
Claire Bishop, “The Social Turn. Collaboration and Its Discontents,” Artforum, 2006.
November 15
Art as Product / Product as Art
Louise Benson, “Welcome to the LOL House: The Cynical Legacy of DIS“, Elephant:
https://elephant.art/welcome-to-the-lol-house-the-legacy-of-dis-10062021/
November 22
Presentations
November 29
Transparency Persistent, Lost or Regained
Erika Balsom, “The Reality-Based Community”, e-flux:
https://www.e-flux.com/journal/83/142332/the-reality-based-community/
December 6
Authenticity and Artifice: Performative strategies in Contemporary Art Practice
Claire Bishop, „Outsourcing Authenticity? Delegated Performance in Contemporary Art“, in Double Agent, eds. Claire Bishop and Silvia Tramontana, London: ICA, 2008, pp 110-125, https://monoskop.org/images/1/19/Bishop_Claire_2008_Outsourcing_Authenticity_Delegated_Performance_in_Contemporary_Art.pdf
December 13
Umění a antropocén
Carolyn L. Kane, “Plastic Shine: From Prosaic Miracle to Retrograde Sublime”, e-flux, http://supercommunity.e-flux.com/texts/plastic-shine-from-prosaic-miracle-to-retrograde-sublime/
December 20
Seminar and consultation of essay topics
Výsledky učení
The student is oriented in contemporary art, understands contemporary theories of art and photography, is able to think about photography in the context of current discussions about technical images and is able to reflect on some of the topics discussed in his/her own creative work.
Předpoklady a další požadavky
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Literatura
Required reading:
Alva Noë: „Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature“, Hill and Wang 2016.
Hodnoticí metody a kritéria
1) 20-minutes oral presentation:
Choose a particular artistic oeuvre or some phenomenon in contemporary art or visual culture. Present it through visual material, explain why it caught your attention and put forward an argument why it should interest other participants of the course. Prepare 3 questions for discussion.
- written paper
deadline: January 7, 2024
min. length: 9000 characters including spaces.
Analyse in detail a particular artwork/series of artworks/art exhibition. Use other sources to support your analysis (use them to build up your argument or argue with them in case they support a different position). Please submit your paper by email to pledvina@gmail.com.
The final oral exam: discussion over your submitted paper.
Poznámka
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Rozvrh na zimní semestr 2023/2024:
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| St | 11:30–13:05 | Josef LEDVINA | Učebna KF 112 Lažanský palác |
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Rozvrh na letní semestr 2023/2024:
Rozvrh zatím není připraven
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