ART 348 - Survey of Contemporary Art - Field Work

In Survey of Contemporary Art we will do just that: survey contemporary art by visiting galleries and museums in Los Angeles. This is a field research seminar. Its point is to develop your capacity to interpret, analyze and discuss contemporary art. Attendance is mandatory. Participants are expected to meet at various venues, roughly every other week throughout the semester. As a group, we will partake in various exercises in front of the art we are viewing, engaging it physically and assessing it intellectually. You will be called upon to speak about your firsthand experiences of these works, often at length. Back in the classroom, on the alternative weeks, you will be called upon to present written accounts of your experiences, elaborating upon your perceptions, interpretations and ideas by way of secondary research you conduct on your own, reading additional accounts and reviews as well as biographical and contextual materials. This course may be repeated once for credit.
Units: 4
Enrollment is exclusive to students in the M.A. in Art or Master of Fine Arts programs.
Course Type: Seminar