1. Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental concepts and principles that underpin contemporary fine art.

2. Analyse concepts and principles of contemporary fine art, putting them into historical perspective.

3. Evaluate concepts and principles of contemporary fine art and their relevance to your emerging studio practice.

For this module, you will submit for assessment:

Research Folder (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3)
This will consist of notes and reflection on the lectures, tutorials and seminars; a visual timeline of artists discussed in the lecture series; and a short statement (of no more than 200 words) evaluating which ideas or approaches are most relevant to your own artistic practice. It should also contain independent research that expands on the material presented in the lecture series.

The module will help you develop a basic level of understanding of the historical and theoretical evolution of contemporary fine art that will help inform the development of your own studio practice. A series of themed lectures and seminars will address fundamental concepts relating to historical and contemporary fine art, with an emphasis on the pluralism recent rise of more diverseof art histories and discourses. This module will help you connect themes emerging in your own practice to historical precedents and current debates, establishing a basis for further research and contextualisation, and providing an overview of the central concerns and tensions at play in contemporary fine art.

The module will help you develop a basic level of understanding of the historical and theoretical evolution of contemporary fine art that will help inform the development of your own studio practice. A series of themed lectures and seminars will address fundamental concepts relating to historical and contemporary fine art, with an emphasis on the recent rise of more diverse art histories and discourses. This module will help you connect themes emerging in your own practice to historical precedents and current debates, establishing a basis for further research and contextualisation, and providing an overview of the central concerns and tensions at play in contemporary fine art.

Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials
Group critiques
External Visits
Online resources

Archer, M. (2015)¿Art since 1960.¿New ed. London: Thames and Hudson.

Chadwick, W. (2012)¿Women, art, and society.¿5th ed. New York: Thames & Hudson.

S. Edwards, P. Wood (eds.) (2012).¿Art & visual culture, 1850-2010: modernity to globalisation. Art & visual culture series. London, England¿: Milton Keynes, United Kingdom: Tate Publishing¿; in association with the Open University.

Grant, C. and Price, D. (2020) ‘Decolonizing Art History’,¿Art history, 43(1), pp. 8–66. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8365.12490.

Honour, H. & Fleming, J. (2005).¿A world history of art. 7th. ed. London: King.

Jackson, S. & Whitley, Z. (2021).¿Black artists shaping the world. London¿: New York, New York: Thames & Hudson Ltd¿; Thames & Hudson Inc.

Hessel, K. (2022).¿The story of art without men. London: Hutchinson Heinemann.

Parker, R.J. (2021).¿A brief history of Black British art. London: Tate Publishing.

Pilcher, A. (2018).¿A queer little history of art. Reprinted 2018. London: Tate Publishing.

Shipps, S. (2008).¿(Re)thinking ‘art’: a guide for beginners. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub.

Stallabrass, J. (2004)¿Art incorporated¿: the story of contemporary art.¿Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Further online resources are available via the Library.

Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials
External Visits
Online resources
Group working