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080004 UE Course: Exhibition Analysis (2025S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Tu 04.03. 12:30-14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25

Details

Language: German

Lecturers

    Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    • Tuesday 11.03. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
    • Tuesday 18.03. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
    • Tuesday 25.03. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
    • Tuesday 01.04. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
    • Tuesday 08.04. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
    • Tuesday 29.04. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
    • Tuesday 06.05. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
    • Tuesday 13.05. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
    • Tuesday 20.05. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
    • Tuesday 27.05. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
    • Tuesday 03.06. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
    • Tuesday 10.06. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
    • Tuesday 17.06. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
    • Tuesday 24.06. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25

    Information

    Aims, contents and method of the course

    The course aims to examine the role of exhibitions as the principal means of making art accessible to the general public. It is evident that they invariably pursue their own distinct political agendas. As Beatrice von Bismarck observes, the curatorial, conceived as a ‘cultural field of action and field of knowledge’, encompasses ‘the relationships that it produces and that constitute it at the same time’ (Bismarck: Das Kuratorische, Leipzig 2021). In the current discourse, this comprises the role of the curator, the mechanisms of the institution, the displays, the curatorial style, the mediation, and also the wider context, including the circumstances of lending and the requirements of financial resources. Based on relevant texts, exemplary analyses and joint discussions on site, the first part of the course aims to develop criteria for exhibition analysis and thus for an art-historical debate. In the second part, students will write three exemplary exhibition analyses, which will then be read and discussed together in the course. It is therefore essential that participants are willing to engage in the writing of their own texts, to present them for discussion and to engage in a critical reading and constructive evaluation of the texts produced by their fellow students.

    Assessment and permitted materials

    Exercises are courses with scheduled examinations, during which active participation is assessed through the following oral and written contributions. The course requires: participation in discussions, the submission of written work (up to 10,000 characters in total), critical reading of texts, and visits to exhibitions.
    By registering for this course, you consent to the automated plagiarism checking software Turnitin checking all written assignments submitted via Moodle.

    Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

    Minimum requirement:
    - Compulsory attendance. In the event of an absence due to illness or exceptional family circumstances, the student is required to submit written proof.
    - In order to achieve a positive completion of the course, it is necessary to complete all partial performances.

    Assessment criteria:
    - three exhibition analyses (60% of the total grade)
    - active participation in discussions (20% of the total grade)
    - text reading (20% of the total grade)

    Grading scale:
    1 (very good) 100-90 points; 2 (good) 89-81 points; 3 (satisfactory) 80-71 points; 4 (sufficient) 70-61 points; 5 (insufficient) 60-0 points.

    Examination topics

    The examination material represents the content of the course.

    Reading list

    UE Ausstellungsanalyse I Exhibition Analysis (Dienstag, 12.3014 Uhr)
    Sabeth Buchmann: Kunst als Infrastruktur (= Riemenschneider Lectures, Bd. 3), Köln 2023; Claire Bishop: Radical Museology, or, What’s ‘Contemporary’ in Museums of Contemporary Art? London 2013; Jennifer John, Dorothee Richter, Sigrid Schade (eds.): Re-Visionen des Displays. Ausstellungs-Szenarien, ihre Lektüren und ihr Publikum, Zürich 2008; Petra Reichensperger (ed.): A bis Z. Begriffe des Ausstellens, London 2013

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