Prerequisites: Full admission to the School of Art And Design Low-Residence MA program.

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1 ART Contemporary Art # CREDITS Spring 2016 Connie Stewart, PhD Office Hours: By appointment M-F Office Crabbe 208 Phone UNC Visual Arts Office Prerequisites: Full admission to the School of Art And Design Low-Residence MA program. Course Description: An in-depth study of style characteristics and cultural contexts of late modern and postmodern art. ART 680 is a critical analysis of cultural, social, philosophical, and theoretical art issues including studio and post-studio practices. The course examines and re-examines the forms, contexts, purposes and roles of contemporary artmaking for art and art education students. Connections are made between art making and art teaching to social, cultural, economic and political contexts. Students will apply philosophical ideas and understanding of current social discourse to artmaking, art teaching and other arts practices. ART 680 is a graduate level class requiring independent exploration and analysis of concepts and synthesis of ideas presented in this class with other learning. Course Goals and Learning Objectives: During this class a student can expect to: Identify and explain the theoretical development of major art ideas and expressions in the 21 st century o Describe the cultural contexts of artmaking and visual idea in the 21 st century o Understand and apply terms and philosophical ideas used in current art criticism and discourse o Apply concepts of semiotics (signs, signifiers, signified) to verbal, visual and auditory texts o Examine and discuss the diversification of artistic media (installation, sound), the impact of new technologies (video art; interactive media), and the interdisciplinary nature of current artmaking o Examine political and philosophical forces in the current global art world

2 Reflect on the place of art in cultural and personal identity o Articulate awareness of personal and cultural positioning in art interpretation Gain skills used for personal interpretation of contemporary imagery o Participate in class dialogue, accepting and encouraging differing interpretations o Read and respond to current essays on contemporary art and ideas Gain research skills applicable to contemporary art history, criticism and artmaking Apply new concepts and ideas to current teaching practice Tentative Schedule: ARTISTS DISCUSSED and ASSIGNED READINGS MAY CHANGE TO REFLECT AND ENHANCE COURSE DISCUSSION January 11 th th Preliminary Concepts and Questions: The Role of Representation, Re-Presentation, Appropriation Is there (Has there been?) a Metanarrative to Art? Is current Art Education defined by it? Transparency/Opacity Clement Greenberg s ideas about Modernism Arthur Danto and the End of Art What does Andy Warhol have to do with it all? Read: 1. Matisse visits Rodin referenced from Foster, H. et al pp found under Course materials:/matisse, Rodin, Art as Form 2. Arthur Danto, After the End of Art Chapter One and 3. The Brillo Box Scandal (2009) Art News 4. and look through the other resources found under BB Course Materials: The End of Art Also Discuss UNC Library Access Discussion of Class Assignments January 18 th th Concepts and Questions: Street Art, Post Graffiti and Public Intervention: Is Street Art the New Art? What is an Intervention? Study Course Materials under Street Artists and Public Interventions January 25 th- -Feb 1 st Concepts and Questions:

3 What is representation? Compare: (Material found under Course Material/Artists) o Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla o Cindy Sherman o Susan Philipsz o Ryan Gander o Thomas Kinkade \ Read or Review: Materials found in under Course Materials / Introductory and Review Materials 1. Gude, O. Postmodern Principles: In Search of a 21st Century Art Education. Art Education v. 57 no. 1 (January 2004) p Heartney, E. Introduction to Postmodernism pp Barrett, Postmodern Aesthetics and Criticism 4. A Tank, An Organ and Smart Power Use materials under Course Materials/ Artists and or other articles and videos of your choosing to research any of the above artists Feb 1 st -8 th Concepts and Questions: What kind of art is currently being shown in Contemporary Galleries, Museums, Biennials and Expos? Is current art substantially different than the past? Semiotics (Found under Course Material/ Semiotics) Sign Signifier Signified Context What if the relationship between signifier and signified is disrupted? Study Course Material/ found in Major International Art Shows to review and discuss Power Points from: Encounters Biennial of the Americas 2010 Selections from the Venice Biennales, Documenta 13 February 8 th 15 th Concepts and Questions: The Other Is the European/American Art Canon dependent on an assumed other? Does femaleness signify Other in traditional Western Art? What images interrupt or deconstruct cultural norms? Read: Primitivist s Fantasies from Foster 1903 pp Study Course Materials under the Other

4 February 15 th -23 rd Concepts and Questions: Art, Politics and War Political and Visual Tensions in the early 20 th century and in comparison and contrasted with selected contemporary artists How is art used in supporting or resisting political power? How does language or the deconstruction of language support or resist political power? Do we need art to tell war stories? Study Course Materials under Futurism and Study these artists found under Course Materials / Artists Ahmed Basiony; Ai Wei Wei ; Sanja Ivekovic, Here and Elsewhere (New Museum) Read: 1. Futurism/ Foster, H pp 90-97; 1912, pp Futurists Manifesto : or February 22 nd- -29 th Concepts and Questions: The meaning/non-meaning of the object Art from in comparison and contrasted with selected contemporary artists: Dada-Art and Anti-art with Surrealist precedents Does a common understanding of language support cultural evil? Can stripping language of meaning combat cultural wrongs? Is there a place for words without meaning? Read: Foster, 1916, pp ; 1918; pp Study Course Materials under DADA February 29 th - -March 7 th Concepts and Questions: Does Race Matter? Harlem Renaissance: WPA and other federally funded art Marginality and the Other Art of the Post Colonial World Is there a Post Black in identification of art and artists? What does it mean? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a term? Read: March 7 th - 14 th Concepts and Questions: Is Art the Act of Making It? Is Art an Action?

5 Existentialism Joseph Beuys/ Fluxus John Cage, Rauschenberg and Johns Yoko Ono Read: Fineberg Nouveau Realism ; Joseph Beuys , MARCH UNC SPRING BREAK MARCH 21st MIDTERM PROJECT DUE March 21st -28 th Concepts and Questions: Is Seeing Forgetting the name of the Thing One Sees? Phenomenology Robert Irwin Bill Viola, Read: Robertson pp ; Weschler Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees Found under Course Materials : Phenomenology Robert Irwin and Bill Viola March 28th- April 4 th Classroom applications from: Marshall, J. and Donahue, D. (2014) Art Centered Learning Across the Curriculum: Integrating Contemporary Art in the Secondary Classroom. NY: Teacher s College Press Prepare to Discuss One Chapter from the text on BB What ideas agree with my previous priorities, experiences and opinions? What do ideas contradict my previous priorities, experiences and opinions? What vocabulary is new? What do I want to think about more? What could I possibly apply to a classroom (specify age level) What could I apply to my current classroom? April 4 th -April 11 th Participant led discussions April 11th-April 18 th Participant led discussions April 18 th- 25 th Participant led discussions April 25 th -29 th Participant led discussions

6 May 1-7 SHARE and respond to FINAL PROJECTS In Person meeting date to be determined by class. Online Due Date May 2 to allow for online discussion May 2-6 th Course Requirements: PARTICIPATION: Preparation demonstrated by participation in whole class and small group discussion Weekly readings, PowerPoint reviews and Blackboard discussion responses. Continuing dialogue with other s responses to posted questions Participation in phone or video conference or in person classes as scheduled by class participants MIDTERM ASSIGNMENT: RESEARCH AND PREPARE MATERIAL FOR CLASS DISCUSSION Analyze Artist, Artwork or Idea current to your lifetime. Chose a currently working artist from those referenced in ART 21 Seasons 1-7, any of the recommended texts, from the Logan Lecture series (Denver Art Museum) or from a current art periodical such as ARTNEWS, ART in AMERICA, ARTFORUM. Or chose a concept or idea addressed by current artists (environment, race, gender.) Another choice is to analyze imagery found in popular culture (media, social media, Star Wars, advertising etc) o Chose an artists or concept underlying contemporary art or within popular culture that you want to further pursue. If you are unsure of a topic, you may discuss different options with Dr. Stewart o Identify your questions, themes, big ideas that could be derived from the work of your chosen artists o Review other writers that have discussed the idea or artist. o Create questions derived from readings, personal logic, and imagery. o Reference any connections or disconnections with your own life during the same time period o Prepare resource material for others to use for this class and for different age groups : Summarize readings, provide images, websites, video links, etc o 5-10 sources 3-5 pages???-this length is a guide for those who like to have a stated requirement. Actually do what it take to provide well rounded discussion material o DUE March 21 Post on Discussion Board o Prepare a PP and chose questions to lead a class discussion in April BROWSE through Marshall, J. and Donahue, D. (2014) Art Centered Learning Across the Curriculum: Integrating Contemporary Art in the Secondary Classroom. and READ THOUROUGHLY AT LEAST ONE CHAPTER FOR DISCUSSION DUE MARCH 28 th

7 LEAD ONE ONLINE CLASS DISCUSSION Prepare information and questions to guide an online BB forum discussion The discussion may be about the artist (s) or ideas you have chosen for your final assignment. Participant led discussions in April FINAL ASSIGNMENT o An artwork connecting ideas in the class with your own work. New media and various multi media should be explored. This is an opportunity to explore new ideas and new forms for expressing them. o Presented online or in a group in person class scheduled in May o Connections explained in a 3-5 page paper submitted with photos of the artwork o Due May 2 nd online or 1-7 in person Grading: o Preparation for discussion (Readings, PowerPoint reviews, Personal Research) as evidenced by: Weekly (by Monday) Response to Blackboard questions 150 points Weekly dialogue with others 100 points Review and possible application of Marshall text-25 points Well-prepared research, thoughtful questions and appropriate follow-up posts for online discussion-25 o Midterm Resource Bank -100 points o Final Art Work 100 points Plus and minus grades will be used 94%-100% A 90-93% A- 87%-89% B+ 84%-86% B 80%-83% B- 77%-79% C+ 74%-76% C 70%-73% C- 60%-69% D below 60% F Required Texts: ART 21 Seasons 1-7 DVD and Books or downloads Marshall, J. and Donahue, D. (2014) Art Centered Learning Across the Curriculum: Integrating Contemporary Art in the Secondary Classroom. NY: Teacher s College Press

8 Referenced Texts: Barrett, T. (2008) Why is That Art? Aesthetics and Criticism of Contemporary Art. NY: Oxford University Press Foster, H., Krauss, R., Bois, Y., Buchloh B. (2004) art since 1900; modernism, antimodernism, postmodernism. NY: Thames and Hudson. Volumes 1 and 2 Fineburg (2000) Art Since 1940:Strategies of Being 2 nd Edition. Upper Saddle River, Ny: Prentice Hall Heartney, E. (2001) Postmodernism. Cambridge University Press Joo, Eungie, Keene II, j. eds. (2011) Rethinking Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education. New Museum of Contemporary Art, Routledge, NY Robertson J.; McDaniel, C. (2012) Themes of Contemporary Art. Visual Art after NY: Oxford University Press Ward, G.. (2003) Teach Yourself Postmodernism. Chicago: McGraw Hill Articles: 1. Gude, O. Postmodern Principles: In Search of a 21st Century Art Education. Art Education v. 57 no. 1 (January 2004) p Find in UNC Libraries The Source under Periodical Title 3. Futurists Manifesto or 4. Alain Locke, Enter the New Negro 5. Other articles will be assigned during the semester When reading texts and articles note: What ideas agree with my previous priorities, experiences and opinions? What do ideas contradict my previous priorities, experiences and opinions? What vocabulary is new? What do I want to think about more? What ideas are important to the author?

9 Websites to follow: New York Times Art and Design homepage Online or in print access to current art journal or periodical such as: Art News, Artforum, Art in America Disability Statement: Any student requesting disability accommodation for this class must inform the instructor giving appropriate notice. Students are encouraged to contact Disability Support Services at (970) to certify documentation of disability and to ensure appropriate accommodations are implemented in a timely manner.

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