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.
teacher profile teaching materials
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 now 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.
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 now 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.
Reference Bibliography
• Hal Foster et al., Art since 1900, Thames & Hudson (per le vicende artistiche tra il 1960 e il 1980) [edizione inglese in PDF] • Anne Rorimer, New art in the 60 and 70s, Thames and Hudson 2001, pp. 194-274 [PDF]Type of delivery of the course
On line classes on the dedicated Teams channel.Attendance
On line classes on the dedicated Teams channel.Type of evaluation
The course does not differentiate between attending and non-attending students this year. All students are required to attend the classes, live or recorded, and to know the materials examined by the professor in the course. Due to the Covid-19 emergency, the exam can be carried out on line. At the end of the first and second module (26 and 72 hours respectively) evaluation tests will be carried out. 12 credits exam: the exam consists in the writing and subsequent discussion of a paper whose subject and specific bibliography must be agreed with the teacher (minimum length 24,000 characters, including notes and bibliography). The essay must then be sent by email at least ten days before the exam. A thorough knowledge of the course materials (texts, images, films) and the ability to present and comment orally themes, historical aspects and works examined, in the light of the texts listed in the bibliography, is also required. 6 credits exam: a written exam 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.