MM356 - HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART

courses

ID:

MM356

Duration (hours):

84

CFU:

SSD:

STORIA DELL'ARTE CONTEMPORANEA

Located in:

CHIETI

Url:

Course Details:

CULTURAL HERITAGE/STORIA DELL'ARTE Year: 2

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (01/10/2025 - 31/01/2026)

Course Objectives

Adequate knowledge of Western art from the second Half of the 18th Century to the 1970s: from the cultural mood of Neoclassicism to Conceptual Art. Knowledge of the different methodological approaches and themes of primary interest in the discipline.

Course Prerequisites

A strong interest in Art History is needed

Teaching Methods

Classroom lectures with powerpoint projections, seminars, in-depth exploration, tests and visits to museums and exhibitions of importance.

Assessment Methods

Oral exam with marks out of 30, aimed at verifying the ability to expose the topics presented during the course with clarity and autonomy of judgment.

Texts

Program for attending students who have to take the examen for 6 CFUs - P. De Vecchi, E. Cerchiari, “Arte nel tempo”, vol. 3, tomo I (“Dall’età dell’Illuminismo al Tardo Ottocento”), Bompiani, Milano 2001 (I ed. 1991). - "Futurismo. La nascita dell'Avanguardia. 1910-1915", catalogo della mostra (Padova, Palazzo Zabarella), a cura di F. Benzi, F. Leone, F. Mazzocca, Marsilio, Padova 2022. Program for attending students who have to take the examen for 12 CFUs - P. De Vecchi, E. Cerchiari, “Arte nel tempo”, vol. 3, I (“Dall’età dell’Illuminismo al Tardo Ottocento”), II (“Dal Postimpressionismo al Postmoderno”), Milano, Bompiani, 2001 (I ed. 1991). For non-attending students, in addition to the texts in the program (for 6 or 12 CFUs) and recommended by the teacher to students on a case-by-case basis to make good the gaps inevitably caused by failure to attend lectures, one of the following books: - H. Honour, "Neoclassicismo", ed. Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi 2010. - M. Calvesi, "Le due avanguardie: dal Futurismo alla Pop Art", ed. Laterza 2008. - F. Leone, "Antonio Canova: la vita e l'opera", Officina Libraria, Roma 2022. To achieve a good level of preparation it is strongly recommended to attend lectures in view of the specific nature of the topics addressed and, in some cases, of the paucity of reference material available.

History of Western art from 1750 to 1970. In-depth analysis of Neoclassical art, 19th Century Italian Art (Romanticism, "Macchiaioli", Realism, Divisionism), Futurism, "Ritorno all'ordine".

Course Language

Italian

More information

To achieve a good level of preparation it is strongly recommended to attend lectures in view of the specific nature of the topics addressed and, in some cases, of the paucity of reference material available.