UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

AHT2602 Art criticism and curatorship

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

AHT2602 Art criticism and curatorship is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Not offered

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.

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Requisites

Before AHT2602

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After AHT2602

No unit lists AHT2602 as a prerequisite in the 2020 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.

Prohibitions:  AHT3602, TAD2602, TAD3602

Overview

This unit explores the related practices of art criticism and curatorship and their role in communicating art to its publics. It offers a brief history of criticism/curatorship and critical/curatorial approaches, an assessment of reviews, including those of local exhibitions in Melbourne, and considerations of the theoretical underpinnings of critical reception. You are invited to explore how you might yourself participate in the production of visual critique in the form of exhibition reviews, catalogue essays, curatorial statements, artist statements and so forth.

Offerings in 2020

The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for AHT2602.

Learning outcomes

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.

Workload and teaching

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours independent study, or equivalent.

Where it fits

AHT2602 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Helen Hughes

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for AHT2602?

AHT2602 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is AHT2602 offered?

AHT2602 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.

Which majors and minors include AHT2602?

AHT2602 is part of Digital Humanities.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Fine Art
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
20202021