TEACHING: HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART
SSD: L-ART/03
Academic year: 2018-19
Prof. Francesco Leone
Total CFUs: 12
Programme:
Recognising Western art from the second half of the 18th century to the 1970s: from the cultural mood of Neoclassicism to Conceptual Art.
The course is designed to get into focus the different methodological approaches and the themes of greatest interest in the discipline. In particular, it will be examining a series of topics crucial to the History of Contemporary Art and emblematic of the changes in figurative art from the last quarter of the 18th century to the 20th century.
Organisation
72 hours of lectures in the classroom;
6 hours of specialised seminars and assisted study in the classroom with exercises on the theme of "recognising" a work of art;
6 hours for visiting the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome
Reference works:
- P. De Vecchi, E. Cerchiari, “Arte nel tempo”, vol. 3, I (“Dall’età dell’Illuminismo al Tardo Ottocento”), II (“Dal Postimpressionismo al Postmoderno”), Milano, Bompiani, 2001 (I ed. 1991).
- Francesco Leone (ed.), “L’officina neoclassica. Dall’Accademia de’ Pensieri all’Accademia d’Italia”, exhibition catalogue (Faenza, Palazzo Milzetti), Milano 2009.
- Francesco Leone (ed.), "La Grande Guerra: arte e artisti al fronte", exhibition catalogue (Milano, Gallerie d’Italia di Piazza della Scala), Milano 2015.
Non-attending students
For non-attending students, in addition to the texts recommended by the teacher to students on a case-by-case basis to make good the gaps inevitably caused by failure to attend lectures, one of the following two books:
- H. Honour, "Neoclassicismo", ed. Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi 2010.
- M. Calvesi, "Le due avanguardie: dal Futurismo alla Pop Art", ed.Laterza 2008.
To achieve a good level of preparation it is strongly recommended to attend lectures in view of the specific nature of the topics addressed and, in some cases, of the paucity of reference material available
Course duration: 1 semester.
Lectures begin: 2 October 2018
