INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY ART

SM1011 INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY ART

Instructor: Phoebe Man Tel: 34422766, email: smphoebe@cityu.edu.hk Welcome to consult the instructor, meeting by appointment.
Course Outline:http://eportal.cityu.edu.hk/bbcswebdav/institution/APPL/Course/Current/SM1011.htm
C04: Tuesday 9:30am - 12:20pm, Rm: Y4702

Tentative Timetable (subject to change)

Week	Date	Topics of lecture	Remarks
1	Jan. 12	Introduction	Discuss "Institutional Theory of Art and the Artworld "
2	Jan. 19	Rethink academic standard: impressionism	-Please bring a camera to document the class works. -Submit the link of your journal to Jane -Prepare Mid-term art work - Fotanian Studio visit (Jan 23, Sat.) 10:45am -12:15pm Joey Leung, Eastman Cheng Flat 11, 21/F, Blk C, Wah Lok Industrial Centre, 35 Shan Mei Street Tel: 97705616 (Eastman) 12:30pm - 2pm Chow Chun-fai Unit 23, 10/F, Blk A, Wah Luen Industrial Centre Tel: 93874051 (Chow Chun Fai) Review by Leung Po Shan Review by Law Man Lok
3	Jan 26	Medium Specificity: Jackson Pollock	List of Journals
4	Feb. 2	Medium Specificity: Maya Deren
5	Feb. 9	Medium Specificity: Stan Brakhage
Lunar New Year Break
6	Feb. 23	Time based Art: Michael Snow, Chantal Akerman
7	Mar. 2	Mid term: art work	Mar. 6 (Sat.) William Lim 11:45am - 1:30pm Unit 10, 3/F, Harbour Industrial Center, No. 10 Lee Hing Street, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong Kacey Wong 1:30pm - 3pm Unit 3, same place you can take Bus 95 or Bus 671 Map
8	Mar. 9	Mid term: art work
9	Mar. 16	Mid term: art work
10	Mar. 23	Art and anti-art	Submit the hard copy of your feedback for your classmates to Phoebe
11	Mar. 30	Conceptural Art	Classwork: Conceptual art
Easter Break
12	Apr. 13	Performance
13	Apr. 20	New Media Art
15	May 4	final work presentation	Schedule 11am - 5:30 pm, CIL Lab
15	May 7		Submit your journal/blog
16	May 14		Submit the hard copy of your feedback for your classmates to Phoebe

Assessment

1. Class attendance
Your presence of the class is important. 2 absences (for whatever reason) will have no effect of your final grade. 1 more absence will deduct 1 sub- grade of your final grade and so on. Late or leave earlier are the same as absence. 5 absences are excessive and will lead to a failure in this course.
Such disruptions as talking, moblie phone ringing and answering the phone will not be tolerated. Inattentive behavior will reflect in final grading.
2. Participation 10%
This class requires active participation in the critiques.
3. Assignments 90%

Assignments

1. Journal 20% (week 2-12, every 2 weeks 1 art work or art work idea, should be related to the class or art history/ other artists, D/L May 7, 6pm)
2. Feedback for your classmates 20% (week 3- 13 + final work, give feedback to at least 6 classmates and during the presentation, D/L Mar. 24, May 14)
3. Classwork 5% (No resubmission, simple grading, just pass/fail/excellent)
4. Mid term art work 20% (show one of the finished art work in your journal, D/L Mar. 1)
5. Final project, schedule (can be an art work or a research paper) 25%

General rules

‧ If you wish to do a combined work for two courses, you are required to secure the approval of the faculty in both courses. If not, your assignment will fail.
‧ If you are not sure whether your project meets the requirements, you are encouraged to speak either to the instructor.
‧ Late assignments will cause a deduction of 1 sub grade a day.
‧ Late assignment will not be graded 5 days after the deadline.