Nov 22, 2024
Ohio University Graduate Catalog 2023-24
AH 5616 - Art Spaces
This course explores the relationship between visual art and spatial modes of display, installation, collection, and exhibition. Using historical case studies, we question the white-wall gallery as the primary home of fine art, finding instead a rich history of alternative spaces and presentation techniques. Selected case studies include: cabinets of curiosities, salons, modern galleries, museums (art, science, natural history), department stores, archives, cities, gardens, fairs, and various mediated spaces (pictorial, electronic, virtual). This class considers how spatial conditions factor into the production and reception of art, visual culture, and media.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to apply thematic frameworks to the study of art theory and history
- Students will be able to understand the importance of space, architecture, site, and environment in art history
- Students will be able to evaluate and think critically about spatial culture and its role in the contemporary world
- Students will be able to critically read and respond to primary and secondary sources
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