Corso di laurea magistrale in Storia dell'arte

The topics considered and the specific skills aimed at developing are an essential part of the contents necessary to the educational path of the Master's Degree in History of Art. In detail, this course focused on artistic experiences in Italian and International context between 1945-90.

The student is expected to write a paper about one of the topics covered in class, demonstrating knowledge of the relevant literature and of art historical methodology.

Germano Celant and Arte Povera in the 1980s

In the spring of 1984 Germano Celant curated Arte povera. Coherence in Coherence at the Mole Antonelliana in Turin. In a season marked by the revival of pictorial figuration, that exhibition with more than fifty works and spectacular staging reaffirmed the vitality of now longstanding artists. But the event is also important because it triggers a successful series of exhibition and publishing initiatives that relaunched the group on an international scale. Beginning with the major exhibition in Turin, the course will try to focus on the figure of Celant along with the developments of arte povera in the 1980s.

Course of 36 hours (6 CFU), with slides and discussion in classroom. The students who are not able to attend face-to-face lectures may access teaching material on the Moodle platform and, instead of attending face-to-face lectures, study the following literature (in addition to the compulsory literature); the professor will offer his/her support to study and prepare for the exam with online meetings (dates will be provided in the news section).

At the end of the course, the student is required to write a paper on a specific topic dealt with during the lessons that shows adequate knowledge of the bibliographical tools and methods of contemporary art history.

In addition to the 36 hours of the course, there are 3 hours of seminar activities, at times to be agreed upon.

For students with DSA or disabilities, please review the University's arrangements for reception (https://www.unito.it/accoglienza-studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa) and support (https://www.unito.it/servizi/lo-studio/studenti-e-studentesse-con-disabilita), and in particular the procedures required for exam support (https://www.unito.it/servizi/lo-studio/studenti-e-studentesse-con-disturbi-specifici-di-apprendimento-dsa/supporto).

Attending:

Transavanguardia, catalogo della mostra, a cura di I. Gianelli, Skira, Milano 2002

G. Celant, Arte povera. Storia e storie, Electa, Milano 2011

Arte povera 2011, a cura di G. Celant, Electa Milano 2011.

Denis Viva, La critica a effetto: rileggendo La trans-avanguardia italiana (1979), Quodlibet, 2020

For non-attendees, in addition to previous titles:

L. Conte, Materia, corpo, azione. Ricerche artistiche processuali tra Europa e Stati Uniti 1966-1970, Electa, Milano 2010.

Il confine evanescente. Arte italiana 1960-2010, edited by G. Guercio, A. Mattirolo, Electa, Milano 2010.

The course will begin on Thursday, September 21.