After successful completion of the course, students are able to talk about contemporary art, evaluate and analyse works of art, and put forward arguments in a thematically sound manner. You will receive a general, critical overview of modern and contemporary and a gender-sensitive look at the art production.

Starting from the classical modern of the early 2oth century, this course sets out the development of fine arts - with focus on post-1945 art - up to the present. Discussion will focus on current art activity alongside avant-garde, the break caused by the Nazi dictatorship, the post-war period in America, Europe or China, postmodernism and contempory art. Taking as examples the most important international art movements, a presentation will be made of the major artists, groups, art manifestos and theories. Other issues raised include the mechanisms and strategies of art market, exhibitions, the role of the public, artistic provocation and action in the social and political context, photography, media and video art, etc. A special concern of the lecture is to appreciate the contribution of women to the art scene, to show patriarchal exclusion mechanisms and gender issues in art.

11-12 lectures, Powerpoint-presentations. 

The students are provided with the ppp-presentations and a short thematic summary of the respective lecture in the TISS. A literature list will be announced.

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