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Contemporary
Art Class Syllabus |
VAH43:
Contemporary Art
Instructor: Laura Stoland Office: H 104
phone: (631) 451-4093 art dept
e-mail: stolanl@sunysuffolk.edu
COURSE OBJECTIVE
By the end of the class the student will be able to evaluate, contextualize,
and critique works of contemporary art; including discussion of materials,
concepts, and presentation.
DATES: The Class will meet on the following days during Spring 2004:
1. Jan 23 - Introduction and Welcome at SCCC, Visit
Islip Art Museum
2. Jan 30 - 57th Street Galleries
3. February 6 - Chelsea Galleries
4. February 27 - MoMA Qns, The
Sculpture Center, PS1
5. March 12 - The Armory Show
6. March 19 - Whitney Biennial
Readings to do before class:
Jerry Salz, New
Yorker,Top
10, Holland
Cotter
7. April 16 - Exit Art & Soho
8. April 23 - Chelsea Galleries
9. April 30 - Sotheby’s Art Auction
House, Print Auction
10. May 7 - Williamsburg Galleries
All of the activities listed are tentative and subject to change!!!!
EVALUATION: Grades are based on attendance, participation (including
in-class discussion), reading responses & notebooks.
ATTENDANCE: Attendance is required for the full duration of each class.
You must get advance permission to miss a class due to illness or other
pressing conflicts. You will be required to make up the missed class
by attending the galleries/museum on your own and handing in a 2 page
paper about your experience. If you wake up sick on the morning of a
day we have class, call me. You are responsible for finding out what
you missed from your classmates. One unexcused absence will result in
your being withdrawn from the class.
PARTICIPATION: The evaluation process of thoughtfully looking at and
commenting on art work is known as a critique. You will be required
to discuss art during class, and to read about art outside of class
and form opinions about what you read.
NOTEBOOKS
Your Notebook should be with you during every class. It should be no
smaller than 8”x 10” At every location you should write
at least the name of the place and some brief notes. At some of the
locations you should do in-depth writing and, if you can, some sketches.
You can compare and contrast works/places, describe things you particularly
enjoy or dislike and explain why, etc. You can also add clippings from
magazines and press-releases and cards from the galleries. Any readings
given out in class should be responded to in your notebook. After each
class you should spend some portion of your train ride home writing
reflections on the day.
RECOMMENDED READING
Periodicals
(get into the habit of perusing art periodicals on a regular basis)
ARTnews, Art Forum, Art in America, Art Issues, New Art Examiner, Flash
Art
New York Times: Friday Arts Section, Village Voice: Art Reviews
New Yorker: Art Reviews (not in every issue), Gallery Guide (on-line
or pick up at a gallery)
The Village Voice and the New Yorker are also good sources for gallery
listings
Books
Archer, Michael, Art Since 1960
Barrett, Terry. Criticizing Art
Danto, After the End of Art
Doss, Erika. Twentieth-Century American Art
Fichner-Rathus, Lois. Understanding Art
Fineberg, Jonathan. Art Since 1940: Strategies of Being
Hills, Patricia. Modern Art in the USA: Issues and Controversies of
the 20th Century
Hughes, Robert The Shock of the New
Lewis, Richard & Lewis, Susan. The Power of Art
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Art Today
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Movements in Art Since 1945
Marwick, The Arts in the West since 1945
Ruhrberg, Karl et al. Art of the 20th Century
Stiles and Selz. Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art
Wallis, Brian ed. Art After Modernism: Rethinking Representation
Weintraub. Linda. Art on the Edge and Over |
