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SPAN6635AA-L13

Latin American Contemp Art

THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT IN BUENOS AIRES

Latin American Contemporary Art

The aim of this course is to introduce students to Latin American Contemporary Art and its relations with historical, political, and aesthetic contexts in our region. We will reflect upon fundamental issues of todas art: the affective , conceptual, and ironic role of artists in creation; the relationship with the market, the presence in biennials, the pursue of formal procedures, and the problematization of artistic languages. The course will provide tolos of visual and critical analysis in order to think the complex status of the image within latin american production. We will study a variety of artists: Nicola Constantino, Graciela Sacco (Argentina), Ligya Clark, Vic Muniz, Cildo Meireles and Adriana Varejao (Brazil), Alfredo Jaar (Chile), Los Carpinteros and KCHO (Cuba), Doris Salcedo and Beatriz González (Colombia), Teresa Margolles, Francis Allys and Elena Climent (Mexico), among others. (1 unit)
Course Reference Number (CRN):
60674
Subject Code:
SPAN
Course Number:
6635A
Section Identifier:
A

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SPAN 6635A

All Sections in Summer 2013, Buenes Aires 6 Week Session

Summer 2013, Buenes Aires 6 Week Session

SPAN6635AA-L13 Lecture (Evangelista de Gonzalez)