Undergraduate CUR-VIS19-2021

Issues in Contemporary Art

Question the last fifty years of arts practice from social, political and cultural points of view. Put recurring themes in contemporary art up for discussion. Dig into modernism and post-modernism. Focus your art history study on theory and context.

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% Online

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Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Start dates

29 Nov 2021

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Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will:

analyse issues that have faced contemporary art in the late 20th/early 21st century and in terms of historical, social, political and cultural contexts
research and analyse the critical and theoretical underpinnings of various contemporary art movements and how they have influenced each other
present research using appropriate technology.

Topics covered

- Art theory and context
- Practices of seeing
- Art, politics and ideology
- Commodity, culture and desire
- Identity and the body
- The persistence of abstraction
- Conceptual art
- Landscape art and the environment
- Modernism and postmodernism
- Art science and technology

Entry requirements

Others

You must have a high level of proficiency in the English language and competent essay writing skills.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

This subject provides an introduction to the major theoretical issues of contemporary art with a strong emphasis given to contemporary practice. Theories of seeing and of cultural production are examined and illustrated through examples of contemporary art practices.

Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.

Assessments

Online test (20%)
Essay 1 (40%)
Essay 2 (40%)

Textbooks

Current study term: 29 Aug 21 to 28 Nov 21

Textbooks are not required.

Next study term: 28 Nov 21 to 27 Feb 22

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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