Feminist Art and Exhibitions: History and Challenges
Feminist Art and Exhibitions: History and Challenges
Fee: 148€
Max seats :28
Enroll before: Feb 9, 2018
Dedication: 3 hrs/week
Since its emergence in the early 1960s, Feminist Art has remained one of the most relevant political art forms of our time. Pioneering and utilizing innovative art forms such as conceptual art, performance art, video art, and body art, as well as reinventing forms of expression traditionally considered “female”—such as fiber art or ceramics—feminist artists continue to radically challenge social, cultural, and political norms as they relate to women and, in particular, women artists.
This course will look at how feminist thinking has influenced the arts since the 1960s, both in Western as well as selected non-Western contexts. It will present the foundational feminist theories that furthered the radicalization of female artists and trace their manifestation in the visual arts. Due to its strong political content and often taboo-breaking visuality, feminist art continues to present its own set of challenges to curators and museum professionals. In addition to introducing students to the most important exhibitions of feminist art, the course will also investigate curatorial practices and exhibition formats that follow feminist premises.
The course will include archival material as well as video and photo documentation of key feminist art works and exhibitions. Participants will be given a reading list and one writing assignment.
Program
Week 1: General Introduction and First Generation Feminist Art
- Defining Feminist Art
- Historical precedents and First Wave Feminism
- Key Feminist Texts and Theories
- First Generation Feminist Art: topics and practices
- First Generation Feminist Art: Key figures and works
Week 2: Body Politics and Second Generation Feminist Art
- The female body as a political tool
- Feminism and Performance Art
- Feminist Artists’ Initiatives and Alternative Venues
- Second Generation Feminist Art: topics and practices
- Second Generation Feminist Art: Key artists and works
Week 3: Global Feminisms and Key Feminist Exhibitions
- Terminological problems and the “Western Lens” in Feminist Art
- Feminism in the former Socialist States
- Feminism in Latin America
- Key feminist exhibitions
Week 4: Contemporary Feminism and Feminist Curatorial Practice
- Challenges of Feminist Art for curators and museum professionals
- Feminist strategies of curating
- Post-Feminism vs. Contemporary Feminism
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