Course Contents
Studies in Art History and the History of Design.
The Art and Craft Movement and Industrial Design
Schools of Modern Design: Bauhaus, Ulm, New Bauhaus, NID, IDC.
Critiques of Modernity.
Post-modernity, New Art History, Subaltern studies.
The responses of artists, designers and social activists to their environment.
Course Objectives
To understand the relevance of historical studies in art and design.
To inculcate an awareness of one's immediate environment.
To initiate an engagement with unfamiliar environments and social milieus.
To encourage reflection and dialogue on societal stances.
To understand self-reflexive and contemplative responses to the world at large.
Course Structure
The course is conducted on Wednesday's (2PM onwards) from August through November.
The course
includes a set of talks, screenings and discussions on art, design and society.
Invited talks by art historians, artists, film-makers, designers, educationists, and social activists bring in diverse viewpoints.
Visits to museums, galleries and theatres help in understanding historical ideas and contemporary responses.
Date
|
Talk |
19
July 2017
|
An Introduction to Art, Design and Society. |
26
July 2017
|
Film screening: Pollock |
2
August 2017
|
Film Screening: Naina Jogin |
9
August 2017
|
Film Screening: Jai Bhim Comrade |
11
August 2017
|
Film Screening: Dollar City |
16
August 2017
|
Film Screening: Story of Stuff / Schooling the World |
23
August 2017
|
Screening: Yuval Noah Harari: Techno-Religions |
30
August 2017
|
Aspirational India: Studying Consumption at IIT Bombay |
6
September 2017
|
Individual / Group Presentations |
13
September 2017
|
Art, Design and "The Great Indian Middle Class" |
16
September 2017
|
Field Trip 1 |
23
September 2017
|
Field Trip 2 |
4
October 2017
|
Field Trip 3: Museum / Gallery Visit |
11
October 2017
|
Field Trip 4 |
18
October 2017
|
Invited Talk. |
25
October 2017
|
Invited Talk. |
1
November 2017
|
Invited Talk. |
8
November 2017
|
Invited Talk. |
Course
Evaluation
In-semester evaluation is done largely on the basis of class participation, and attendance.
Group seminars related to concerns raised during the course start in September.
End-semester evaluation is on the basis of the seminar presentation and a written exam.
Select References
Books
Varma Pavan, The Great Indian Middle Class, Penguin, 2007
Khilnani Sunil, The Idea of India , Penguin, 2007
Wingler Hans, Bauhaus, MIT Press, 1976
Eames Charles, India Report, NID
Trivedi Kirti, Ed., Readings From Ulm, IDC
Vyas Kumar, Design and Environment, NID
Rao A.G., A Decade of Design, IDC, 1979
Amin, Bhadra, Chaterjee, Pandey, Subaltern Studies, Oxford, 1996
Sinari Ramakant, The Structure of Indian Thought, OUP, 1984
Journals and Magazines
Visible Language, RISD
MARG
ART INDIA
Websites
www.arthistory.org
www.asiasociety.org
Art, Design and Society 2
Course Contents
Contemporary Arts, Films, Theatre.
An Introduction to Aesthetic Theories.
Course Objectives
Course Structure
An exposure to contemporary art practices.
To encourage art practices amongst students.
To initiate a critical appreciation of the arts.
The course is conducted on every Wednesday from January through April.
The course
includes a set of talks, screenings and discussions on contemporary art practices; invited talks by artists, designers, social activists and educationists; visits to museums and galleries.
Course
Evaluation
In-semester evaluation is done largely on the basis of class participation, and attendance.
Depending on their inclinations and prior exposure, students have a choice of undertaking individual / group seminars in mid-February.
End-semester evaluation is on the basis of the seminar presentation and a written exam.
Select References
Books
Key Writers on Twentieth Century Art, Ed. Chruis Murray, Routledge, 2001.
Subhramanyan K.G., The Magic of Making, Seagull, 2006.
Art India Magazine
Film Theory
Journals and Magazines
Websites
Lecture Schedule: To be announced.