HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART

A critical approach to contemporary art, from 1800 to the present day, along three different directions:

- methodological and critical issues about contemporary art and its theoretical and technical features;

- stylistical aspects of contemporary art through the analysis of prominent artists and movements;

- an interdisciplinary approach.

The course will begin with a sketch of the historical evolution of contemporary art from 1800 to the present day. The second part will be focused on Sixties in Italy.

“A” MODULE - FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES (6 CFU)

From Neoclassicism to the present Day

The student will choose one between the following texts:

C. Bertelli - G. Briganti - A. Giuliano, Storia dell’arte italiana, Electa - Bruno Mondadori, Milano 1992 (or subsequent editions), vol. IV;

G. Dorfles – A. Vettese, Storia dell’arte, Atlas, Bergamo 2008 (or subsequent editions), vol. 3, pp. 7-227 e vol. 4, pp. 7-263 e 303-462.

“B” MODULE – FOCUS ON: Sixties

The student will study all the following texts:

Roma Pop City ‘60-’67, a cura di C. Crescentini, C. D’Orazio, F. Pirani, cat. esp., Manfredi Edizioni, Imola (BO) 2016, pp. 9-219.

“C” MODULE – METHODOLOGY and FURTHER MANDATORY READINGS (1 CFU)

The student will choose one between the following texts:

O. Chiantore, A. Rava, Conservare l'arte contemporanea. Problemi, metodi, materiali, ricerche, Electa, Milano 2006, pp. 18-169.

E. Crispolti, Come studiare l’arte contemporanea, Donzelli, Roma 2005, pp. XIII-XVIII, 3-104.

F. Menna, La linea analitica dell’arte moderna: le figure e le icone, Einaudi, Torino 1975, pp. 3-113.

F. Poli, Il sistema dell’arte contemporanea. Produzione artistica, mercato, musei, Laterza, Bari 2010, pp. 3-111.

A. Vettese, Capire l’arte contemporanea, Allemandi, Torino 2006, pp. 7-128.

G. Dorfles, Ultime tendenze nell’arte di oggi: dall’Informale al neo-oggettuale, Feltrinelli, Milano 1999.

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.