AHT2105 Contemporary international art
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
AHT2105 Contemporary international art is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before AHT2105
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After AHT2105
No unit lists AHT2105 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: 12 credit points at first year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.
Prohibition: TAD3105
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit considers contemporary international art from a variety of perspectives, with each week aligned to a relevant, local exhibition. The unit covers a range of material concerns: sculptural, painterly, filmic, performative, durational, conceptual and so on. Themes may change in different years, but include such questions as "What is contemporary art?", "How do we define aesthetics after conceptualism?" and "How can art be political today?" The course also covers institutional concerns, such as methods of dissemination, global reach, biennales, gallery contexts and curatorial implications. With help from teaching staff, you are encouraged to focus the assessment tasks on the concerns of their studio practice or art writing and art history interests.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify the wider concerns of contemporary international art as they are played out in a local context;
- 2
Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of contemporary Australian art and the various art institutions of Melbourne;
- 3
Apply wider aesthetic, political and institutional concerns to particular art practices and institutions.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Rex Butler
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Rex Butler
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AHT2105?
AHT2105 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AHT2105 offered?
In 2021, AHT2105 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.