GISDepartment of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies

Since the late 19th century we have witnessed a number of artistic movements from, what is considered, modern to contemporary: the birth of realism, impressionism, abstract expressionism, minimalism, the rise of conceptual art, installation, video and pop art, the extension into earth, body, public domain, the revival of painting, the exploration into photography, the shift to more participation and collaboration based art practices. Amidst all these transformations, how does art continue to remain inspirational and ‘contemporary’? In which way, are we able to recognize and respond to truly creative works from personal, global and interdisciplinary perspectives? This course looks at various topics in Fine art and closely pay attentions to how an artwork exists in a certain milieu: time and space, and among all kinds of relationships. Artistic practices mainly in Europe, North America, Asia and also other areas across the globe will be examined.

You will learn to appreciate an artwork by ‘listening’ to voices of an artwork as well as an artist, becoming familiar with terms in art from the late modern to contemporary times.
You will understand how one can engage with an artwork respectfully and express her/his/their unique experience in writing and speech.
You will become active and discerning participants/viewers of art, equipped with basic knowledges of Fine Art and related theories.

Will be able to gain “DP 1”, “DP 2”, “DP 3”, and “DP 4”.

英語 / English

I will provide a referential material as a post on Google Classroom in prior to each class. In the class, we will read texts, watch video clips, look at lecture slides, to learn about the key terms, artistic backgrounds, a milieu of an artwork that will help us understand and engage with the work. We will also have a in-class exercise and the time for questions at the end. Unless your question involves something personal, please ask during this time. In addition, you are required to attend at least one off-campus museum or gallery exhibition relevant to the course (determined by the instructor). You will then make presentations and write their research papers. You will be also asked to explore your own creative possibility, inspired by the shared learnings and experiments, at the end of the course.

The feedbacks to the in-class exercises will be provided in the next class as well as through the google classroom as comments where students are asked to submit them.
The feedbacks to the assignments, the presentations, and the experiments will be provided through the google classroom as comments as well as in the class.

NOTE 1: Please be aware that some works shown in class may address controversial issues and may include nudity.
NOTE 2: The schedule and the content may change in response to the students’ needs.

あり / Yes

あり / Yes

授業形態/methods of teaching：対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[オンライン/online]：Introduction

Overview of the course: experiencing and understanding an artwork in time and space.

2[対面/face to face]：Modern to Contemporary

Romanticism, Impressionism, Cubism (William Turner, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso)

3[対面/face to face]：Modern Life and the Wars

Abstract Art, Symbolism, Surrealism, Bauhaus (Wassily Kandinsky, Joseph&Annie Albers, Edvard Munch, Paul Gauguin)

4[対面/face to face]：From Europe to America

Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism (Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Ad Reinhardt, Frank Stella, Donald Judd, Agnes Martin)

5[対面/face to face]：Explosion of Medium

Post Minimalism, Video, Performance (Robert Rauschenberg, Vito Acconci, Fujiko Nakaya, John Cage, Marce Cunningham)

6[対面/face to face]：Institutional Critique

Conceptual Art, Dematerialization, Installation Art (Marcel Duchamp, Joseph Kosuth, Jiro Takamatsu, Micheal Asher)

7[対面/face to face]：Criticism of Social Norms

Queer Art, Pop Art, Art in Public (Yasumasa Morimura, Felix Gonzales=Torres, Andy Warhole, Barbara Kruger)

8[対面/face to face]：Impossibility of Representation

Counter Monument and Architecture (Rachel Whiteread, Isamu Noguchi, Daniel Libeskind)

9[対面/face to face]：Telling and sharing story

Relational Art, Participatory Art, Video Installation, (Rirkrit Tiravaniya, William Kentridge, Neshat Shirin)

10[対面/face to face]：Archive and Collective

Collection, Collaboration, Curation (Tino Sehgal, Koki Tanaka, Raqs Media Collective)

11[対面/face to face]：Research Workshop 1

Student presentations 1

12[対面/face to face]：Research Workshop 2

Student presentations 2

13[対面/face to face]：Research Workshop 3

Student presentations 3

14[対面/face to face]：Experimentation & Wrap-up

Experimentations for interdisciplinary and creative minds

Students need to keep up with the class materials (readings, videos and so forth) and to be prepared for class discussions and activities. As part of their research, students are required to make at least one visit to an art exhibition suggested by the instructor in order to prepare their presentations and research papers. Preparatory study and review time for this class are 2 hours each.

No textbook will be used. Readings will be made available on Hoppii or Google Classroom.

References will be made available on Hoppii or Google Classroom.

Participation (30%) : Students will be expected to spend time with the referential materials (text and video clip) posted on Google Classroom for each class. Students will complete comment card (as part of In-class-exercise) and submit at the end of the class or 5pm on the next day. A self-guided field trip to one exhibition and the following presentation and paper: Each student is required to visit one of the exhibitions to be suggested by the instructor.
Short Presentation (20%) : Present the chosen work to class that you engage with during your self-guid museum/gallery visit. Project Paper (30%) : Write a paper, which is more than the written version of your presentation. Rather, it is a research paper and you will need to find and discuss an article on the artwork or the artist of your choice.
Experimentation (20%) : Students will experiment to connect a topic from the class to your interdisciplinary interest, to draw an idea for new art, and together to follow an instruction for making an artwork. 


I have made the reaction comments due by 5pm on the next day. This will achieve equity especially for slow-writing students.

Do not miss the first class as a selection process may occur.

None.