The course offers a panoramic view of the major events in art history from the 19th to the 21st century, critically addressing some aspects related to the art system and the languages of exhibition display. At the end of the course, students will be able to recognize the main artists and movements of the period in question and contextualize them historically; they will critically place artistic work within the art system, exhibitions, and the market; they will recognize the different perspectives with which art history can be constructed, read, and interpreted; they will distinguish the role of techniques and technologies in artistic creation; and they will be aware of current artistic and historical-critical research trends.
Course Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of art history up to the modern age.
Teaching Methods
The course utilizes lectures, workshops, and visits to museums/exhibitions/ateliers. For the delivery of lectures, PowerPoint presentations are used, made available to students in the dedicated section of the Moodle KIRO platform for the course.
Assessment Methods
The oral exam verifies and evaluates the preparation of students on a scale from 0 to 30, considering the following elements:
For all students: In-depth study of the assigned textbook and texts, including the images of the published works. Ability to express themselves adequately and with language appropriate to the subject matter.
For attending students: assessment of the learning of the contents presented and discussed during the lessons.
For non-attending students: additional contents as specified.
Texts
Per gli studenti frequentanti: Un manuale di storia dell’arte a scelta tra: R. Barilli, L’arte contemporanea. Da Cézanne alle ultime tendenze (1984), Feltrinelli, Milano 2016 (fino a p. 331). G.C. Argan, A. Bonito Oliva, L’arte moderna: 1770-1970 – L’arte oltre il Duemila, Sansoni, Milano 1999.
Un approfondimento, a scelta tra i seguenti testi:
F.N. Bourriaud, Inclusioni. Estetica del Capitalocene, postmedia books, Milano 2020. L. Nochlin, Perchè non ci sono state grandi donne artiste (1971), Castelvecchi, Roma 2014.
Per gli studenti non frequentanti: Le/i non frequentanti studieranno per l’esame gli stessi testi di riferimento più:
D. Riout, L’arte del ventesimo secolo. Protagonisti, temi, correnti, Einaudi, Torino 2002.
Le studentesse e gli studenti Erasmus concorderanno il programma con la docente.
Contents
The course will offer an overview of the following topics: Neoclassicism; Romanticism and Realism; Impressionism; Post-Impressionism; Art Nouveau; Historical Avant-Gardes; Artistic Landscape between the World Wars; Abstract Expressionism and European Informal Art; Art of the 1960s-1970s and Institutional Critique; Relational Aesthetics and Participatory Art; Globalization/Post-Colonialism/Feminism; Art and the Digital; Art and the Anthropocene. Each lesson will examine the major artists of the period in relation to critical issues within the art and exhibition systems. Attendance is highly recommended.
