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ART 4201 Art Now: Contemporary Trends in Europe
Studio Art & Fashion Design Program
Florence, Italy
Dates: 8/30/21 - 12/18/21
ART 4201 Art Now: Contemporary Trends in Europe
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Santa Reparata International School of Art
Location: Florence, Italy
Primary Subject Area: Art History
Instruction in: English
Course Code: ART 400 / ART 4201
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: The course is open to all students with a basic background knowledge in modern art history and a keen interest in contemporary art.
DESCRIPTION
This study in contemporary art practice focuses on today?s artistic trends in Europe and the United Kingdom. Students will study how relational art, as highlighted by French critic Nicholas Bourriaud, has dominated critical conversation in elite artistic circles across the continent for the past fifteen years. In addition to relational and conceptual art, tendencies in painting such as the New Leipzig School in Germany and abstract reflexive painting in Britain will be examined. Considerable focus is also put on looking at relationships between theory and practice and how these two entities coincide or differ with developments in major European art world events like Documenta, Skulpure Projekte Muenster, the Venice Biennale, Frieze art fair and Art Basel. On site visits to museums and galleries will further help students answer questions about the art they see and, ultimately, give them a clear picture of European art now.