The course aims at acquiring autonomous historical analysis and critical interpretation of the artistic phenomena of the contemporary age, with particular regard to the interactions between artistic production and theoretical and aesthetic reflection.
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The course aims to explore the artistic context around 1968, expanding the view to the years from 1967 to 1972. These were essential years for the birth and development of essential contemporary artistic experiences, from conceptual art to the various forms of post-minimalism, to Arte Povera and environmental art, to performance. Through the analysis of exhibitions, works, magazines, texts and documents the main critical and historical issues of the period and the new international dimension of the art scene will be addressed.
Classes are all available on Stream. Accessible from this page: https://www.uniroma3.it/en/persone/cFpYMElOZE1jSTNiTjFtQ1p0NlhaSTJqSkFpU2VJMEc0cFpHamZ1LzFoRT0=/ricevimento/
Anne Rorimer, New art in the 60 and 70s, Thames and Hudson 2001, p. 194-274 [PDF]
A wide selection of texts and essays is available to students in PDF format on the course Teams repository.
Fruizione: 20710598-1 STORIA E TEORIA DELL'ARTE CONTEMPORANEA - LM in Storia dell'arte LM-89 CHIODI STEFANO
Programme
Annus mirabilis. Visual arts around 1968The course aims to explore the artistic context around 1968, expanding the view to the years from 1967 to 1972. These were essential years for the birth and development of essential contemporary artistic experiences, from conceptual art to the various forms of post-minimalism, to Arte Povera and environmental art, to performance. Through the analysis of exhibitions, works, magazines, texts and documents the main critical and historical issues of the period and the new international dimension of the art scene will be addressed.
Classes are all available on Stream. Accessible from this page: https://www.uniroma3.it/en/persone/cFpYMElOZE1jSTNiTjFtQ1p0NlhaSTJqSkFpU2VJMEc0cFpHamZ1LzFoRT0=/ricevimento/
Core Documentation
Hal Foster et al., Art since 1900, Thames & Hudson 2011 (1960 e il 1980) [PDF]Anne Rorimer, New art in the 60 and 70s, Thames and Hudson 2001, p. 194-274 [PDF]
A wide selection of texts and essays is available to students in PDF format on the course Teams repository.
Type of evaluation
6 credits exam: the exam is written and takes place in the classroom during each examination session. It aims to verify the student's ability to analyze themes, poetics, movements, artists examined in the course and treated in the bibliography and to attest his/her ability to read and interpret works of art, using appropriate critical terminology and relating the work of art to its historical context. Due to the Covid-19 emergency, the examination can be carried out on line.