Art Now (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

The course examines the role of the artist as producers of culture, objects and thought, focusing on non-production, anti-work and counter-production, specifically in relation / and in retaliation to hyper-production within art. While providing a theoretical framework that hopes to make arguments in favour of cynically viewing the conventional methods of production and producing as an artist, the course largely hinges itself on examples where art has offset market demands. The course will contain exercises and non-production. 

Check out the following text before the first meeting: Eflux: Art and Abolition: A Proposal
https://www.e-flux.com/journal/155/671793/art-and-abolition-a-proposal

Kuvataiteen Projektitila F205

– Wed 10.09 9:30–
– Thu 11.09 9:30–
– Thu 18.09
– Fri 19.09
– Thu 25.09
– Fri 26.09
– Thu 02.10
– Fri 03.10

Objective

The students will be able to
• get acquainted with topical phenomena and genres in art and other social activity
• express opinions
• develop their critical thinking
• understand the practices of contemporary art and identify those practices, discourses and elements in contemporary art that are relevant to their own work.

Content

Artistic work, the field of contemporary art and the related discourse.