COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY ART MOVEMENS IN TURKEY I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
RSA 5023 CONTEMPORARY ART MOVEMENS IN TURKEY I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Painting

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR BORGA KANTÜRK

Offered to

Painting

Course Objective

To propose a historical research in contemporary art scene in Turkey. Starting to discuss with primary examples of art practice since 1970 until the end of 1990s and make a reading of overview on the main currents in contemporary art.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student will see the first artworks and gain awareness of the process of artistic practice on contemporary art scene in Turkey.
2   Student will be able to discuss contemporary art practice within the social and political developments in Turkey.
3   Student will be able to make observations and multi layered readings over the interdisciplinary structure of contemporary art practice.
4   Student will evaluate the pioneer studies in contemporary art theories and will be able to interpret and critique them.
5   Student will have the skill to make projections to comprehend historical cultural sources of recent contemporary art scene in Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 70's: Contemporary Art in Turkey
2 Firsts period and samples of Contemporary Art in Turkey I
3 Firsts period and samples of Contemporary Art in Turkey I
4 the Source of Conceptual Art in Turkey
5 Pioneering Exhibitions of Contemporary Art in Turkey
6 Contemporary Art Galleries in Turkey
7 term exam
8 80's: Contemporary Art in Turkey
9 Biennial models and First period of Istanbul Biennial
10 90's: Contemporary Art in Turkey
11 First samples of Contemporary Art Spaces in Turkey
12 National Presantations of Contemporary Art Scene and National Contemporary Art exhibitions in an artworld from Turkey I
13 National Presantations of Contemporary Art Scene and National Contemporary Art exhibitions in an artworld from Turkey II
14 Contemporary Art Disscussion in Turkey; Beyond 2000's

Recomended or Required Reading

1.ÖZAYTEN, Nilgün, Post Kavramsal Sanat ve Türkiye^de 1965-1992 yılları arasındaki benzer eğilimler, Doktora Tezi
2.ARAT, Güler Bek, 1970-1980 Yılları Arasında Türkiye'de Kültürel ve Sanatsal Ortam
3. "Ocak 1976-Eylül 1980: Kültür-Sanat Sayfalarında Gündem , Metinler: Görsel Sanatçılar Derneği, yayına hazırlayan SALT (yayına hazırlayan: Özümcan Çekiç ve Merve Elveren)
4. Günümüz Sanatçıları Sergisi, Sergi katalogları
5. Mütevazı Bir Miras - Nilgün Özayten Kitabı, SALT (yayına hazırlayan: Sezin Romi)
6. O zamanlar Konuşuyorduk yazarlar: Ali Akay, Selim Birsel, Burak Delier, Vasıf Kortun, Emre Zeytinog lu, SALT yayını
7. 4.Istanbul Bienali Kataloğu, IKSV Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Students prepare for the class by completing their reading assignements for the class and participate in class discussions aided by audio-visual materials.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + PAR * 0.10 + FCG * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 RST RESIT

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

borgakanturk@gmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 82

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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