Studies in Art History

ILARIA SCHIAFFINI

The main objective of the course is to deepen the knowledge of some aspects of the history of contemporary art, with particular regard to the relationship with the development of artistic currents, from the second half of the 20th to the 21st century.

As regards specific objectives, students are expected to learn or assimilate:
a) ability to recognize styles and movements of the works considered in the course;
b) ability to acquire full mastery of the specific vocabulary of the discipline;
c) ability to articulate links between the different readings performed and the knowledge acquired around a given topic.


During frontal and split lessons, workshop and educational visits, seminars and conferences, students will be encouraged to mobilize the knowledge acquired to apply them to the new contexts examined, with the aim of developing skills of comparing and considering information critically.

The main objective of the course is to deepen the knowledge of some aspects of the history of contemporary art, with particular regard to the relationship with the development of artistic currents, from the second half of the 20th to the 21st century.
As regards specific objectives, students are expected to learn or assimilate:
a) ability to recognize styles and movements of the works considered in the course;
b) ability to acquire full mastery of the specific vocabulary of the discipline;
c) ability to articulate links between the different readings performed and the knowledge acquired around a given topic.
During frontal and split lessons, workshops, educational visits, seminars, and conferences, students will be encouraged to mobilize the knowledge acquired to apply them to the new contexts examined, with the aim of developing skills of comparing and considering information critically.

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The course focuses on Futurism. The development of the Italian avant-garde movement (1909-1944) will be analyzed within the international background. Manifestoes and programmatic texts will be interpreted next to the visual practices through the more recent critical acquisitions.
The exam will verify the learning of the subject and the acquisition of the methodological and critical tools necessary to understand the topics of the course.

Handouts for attending and nonattending students will be listed at the beginning of the course and uploaded to Moodle Sapienza

Maurizio Calvesi, Futurismo, Fabbri (1967) 1977

Futurismo: avanguardia/avanguardie, catalogo della mostra a cura di Didier Ottinger, 2009

Futurismo 1909-2009- Velocità + Arte + Azione, catalogo della mostra a cura di Giovanni Lista e Ada Masoero (Milano Palazzo Reale), 2009

Futurismo 1909-1944, catalogo della mostra a cura di Enrico Crispolti, (Palazzo delle Esposizioni), Mazzotta 2001

Lectures and exercises will be conducted in the classroom and outdoors (guided tours)

Attendance is optional. Non-attending students will supplement the program with additional bibliography

To pass the exam, it is necessary to obtain a grade not lower than 18/30. The student must demonstrate that he/she has acquired sufficient knowledge of the topics illustrated in the lessons and the exam texts (only the texts in the case of non-attending students), a basic knowledge of the topics dealt with, and to be able to orient him/herself in the main questions. To obtain a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must demonstrate that he/she has acquired an excellent knowledge of the topics dealt with during the course and that he/she can connect them logically and coherently.
Project delivery is not required, but it is recommended for Art History students.

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