CONTEMPORARY ART (ADVANCED)II

Knowledge of contemporary art history, through the analysis of avant-garde movements, main contemporary artists and works of art, paying particular attention to the "art system" and connections between history and art history, to relationships between culture and arts.
The course is one of the fundamentals of the contemporary path; in particular this module is the first part of History of Contemporary Art sp (12 cfu) for the History of Arts Master's degree, which should be completed with Contemporary Art I (prof. Burini).

- knowledge and understanding: knowledge of terminology; knowledge of main artists' poetic and works of art, groups and movements in the field of visual arts;
- ability to apply knowledge and understanding: knowledge of how to use a precise terminology and ability to recognize main artists and works of art specified on the program, formulating an explanatory and argumentative exposure about artists' works and poetics;
- ability to understand: how to analyze a work of art or an artist's poetry or a group / movement among the studied ones, relating them to a correct temporal and cultural collocation; to be able to argue with property of language and correct formal analysis;
- communication skills: knowing how to use an appropriate and specific terminology, introduced and explained at lesson or on recommended texts and books; apply a good Italian (or English) syntax and grammar; being able to behave in a respectful and profitable way with professors and peers;
- learning skills: being able to recognize the fundamental protagonists of the arts of the XX and XXI Century; being able to understand how to connect a work of art or an author to cultural and artistic movements / groups or to a specific cultural moment, making comparisons between different themes based on thematic, formal, poetic bases.

recommended but not indispensable knowledge of contemporary art history, particularly basics on avantgarde artistic groups (a short review will be presented at lesson)

Paul Gauguin from Paris to Hiva Oa: exaltations, dramas, stories and painting, primitivism and secrets in the discovery of elsewhere and a new painting between the late 19th century and the threshold of the avant-garde, because - as the artist wrote, you need "to close the eyes to see".

:: bibliography for examination (besides M.G. Messina, Le muse d'oltremare. Esotismo e primitivismo dell'arte contemporanea, Einaudi, Torino 1994) will follow ::
other materials will be available on Moodle section

written examination composed by four questions on the general program, specifically on bibliography and lessons

written

- grading:
A. marks in the 18-22 range will be awarded in the presence of:
- sufficient knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus;
- limited ability to collect and/or interpret data, making independent judgements;
- sufficient communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language.
B. marks in band 23-26 will be awarded in the presence of:
- discrete knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus;
- discrete ability to collect and/or interpret data, making autonomous judgements;
- fair communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language.
C. Scores in the 27-30 bracket will be awarded in the presence of:
- good or very good knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus;
- good or very good ability to collect and/or interpret data, making autonomous judgements;
- fully appropriate communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language.
D. Honours will be awarded in the presence of knowledge and ability of applied understanding with reference to the
programme, judgement and communication skills, excellent.

frontal lessons with images projections, readings, revisions with students, case studies, possible lectures and visits to museums or exibitions

Non attendant students can ask advices on the examination program.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development