SPAN6635AA-L20
Latin American Contemp Art
Latin American Contemporary Art
* This course is taught in Buenos Aires, Argentina. *
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 all 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 tools 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)
* This course is taught in Buenos Aires, Argentina. *
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 all 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 tools 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)
- Term:
- Summer 2020 Language Schools, Buenos Aires 6 Week Session
- Location:
- Argentina
- Schedule:
- 12:30pm-1:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jun 24, 2020 to Aug 4, 2020)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Eugenia Corvalan
- Subject:
- Spanish
- Department:
- Spanish (& Portuguese UG)
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Civ Cul & Soc
- Levels:
- Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60349
- Subject Code:
- SPAN
- Course Number:
- 6635A
- Section Identifier:
- A