Postgraduate Course: TPG Curatorial Theory (ARTX11032)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Art |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | You will engage with the presentation and interpretation of contemporary art in professional institutionalised settings - integrating your approach to studio and curatorial practice. You will plan, promote, contexualise, document and reflect critically upon your own exhibitionary Project for a specific venue. You will assess your installation in relation to current curatorial theories and practices. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 2,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 15,
Online Activities 12,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
166 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Use complementary media to conceptualise, promote, and generate a critical dialogue around an installation of your work.
2. Visually and verbally justify your approach to the distribution and consumption of your work.
3. Write a critical study of two or more curatorial approaches appropriate to your work. |
Assessment Information
Documentation
Examination (Verbal)
Essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Micchelli, Thomas. On Curating: Interviews with Ten International Curators, Distributed Art Publishers; 2010.
Zeiske, Claudia and Sacramento, Nuno. ARTocracy, Jovis, 2011.
Kouris and Rand, Cautionary Tales: Critical Curating, Apexart, 2007.
Marincola, Paula. What Makes a Great Exhibition?, Reaktion, 2007.
Wilson, Mick, Curating and the Educational Turn, Open Editions/De Appel Arts Centre, 2010.
WADE, GAVIN, Curating in the 21st Century,Wolverhampton, 2000.
Greenberg, Reesa. Thinking about Exhibitions. Routledge, London, 1996.
Braathen, Martin. The Price of Everything: Perspectives on the Art Market, Yale University Press, 2008. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Studio Pathway: Curating, Installation, Exhibiting, Museology, Taxonomy, Cultural Georgraphy |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Neil Mulholland
Tel: (0131 6)51 5881
Email: n.mulholland@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Susan Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 5743
Email: Susan.Mitchell@ed.ac.uk |
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