AHT2602 Art criticism and curatorship

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Demonstrate a critical perspective of the selection of the voice, motives and bias of art critics and criticism;

2. 2

   Appreciate criticism as a genre of writing, with the unique cultural and practical contingencies acting upon it, and understand the variety of art writing which it comprises;

3. 3

   Understand the role of the curator as having a creative, political and active part in the production, mediation and dissemination of contemporary art;

4. 4

   Identify and understand the developments specific to the rise of curator as an important cultural commentator, and the contemporary challenges faced by art criticism;

5. 5

   Demonstrate your ability to think creatively and express your ideas clearly in written communication.