- Modern Chinese art from the mid-19th century through the present, with particular emphasis on artists, works of art, and the institutional, social, artistic, and theoretical contexts from which they emerged.
This course will explore, in particular, the ways in which Chinese artists of the 20th century have defined modernity and their tradition against the complex background of China’s history. A key issue for modern Chinese art is the degree to which Chinese artists have chosen to adopt Western conventions and the extent to which they have rejected them. Equally legitimate positions have been taken by artists whose work actively opposes the legacy of the past and by those who pursue innovations based upon their particular understandings of the Chinese tradition. Through examining art works in different media, including oil painting, graphic design, woodblock prints, traditional ink and color painting, and recent installation and video art, along with theoretical writing, bibliographical and institutional data, and other documentary materials, we will investigate the most compelling of the multiple realities that Chinese artists have constructed for themselves.
Rooster
First semester, two hours per week. See timetable for time and location.
Onderwijsvorm
Seminar.
The class will be conducted as a series of slide-illustrated lectures. Each section of the material will be presented chronologically, with one session in each section reserved for more detailed discussion of a problem in interpretation, connoisseurship, or methodology. These sessions will serve to review important concepts and works of art, introduce issues which will synthesize the course material, and serve as models of the approaches suggested for term papers. Questions and comments are always welcome, but discussion will be particularly important in these sessions.
You will be examined on slides shown in class; for this reason, regular class attendance is expected.
Literatuur
To be announced.
Toetsing
You are expected to become familiar with all the art works, facts, and concepts introduced in class, as well as with facts and issues introduced in the textbook and in the assigned outside reading. Study guides which list the works of art studied in each section will be handed out in class. Grading will be based on fulfilling the following requirements:
Take-home Essay Question (20%)
Take-home essay question requiring a response of about 3 pages in length.
Slide Examination (40%)
a. In-class slide examination in which students will be asked to identify the artist, school or site; the date; and the subject matter of the work of art illustrated, and then to comment on the significance of the work in terms of function, subject matter or iconography, and style. Some of these will be single monuments; others will be in the compare and contrast format.
Term Paper (40%)
One term paper (12-15 pages, typed, double space) with foot/end notes and bibliography. Students are expected to develop an issue related to the course material. Typical topics include studies of a single monument or work of art, work produced under the patronage of a particular individual or group, a particular aspect of a single artist’s work, or a carefully delimited discussion about the development of a particular type of subject matter. The grade will be based on clarity of presentation, effectiveness of evidence presented, and soundness of conclusions.
Informatie
Office prof. Kuiyi Shen: messages via Dr Oliver Moore, Arsenaal – room 124 Tel: 071 527 2538 Office Hours: tbc, E-Mail: kshen@ucsd.edu
Enrollment
Enroll on time for this course via U-twist. Niet ingeschreven, betekent geen toestemming tot het volgen van dit college. Zie ook’Aanmeldprocedures voor colleges en tentamens’ voor inschrijvingsdeadlines en meer informatie over in- en uitschrijven voor colleges.
Blackboard/webpagina
Yes.
Enrollment
For enrollment, visit the website Blackboard http://www.blackboard.leidenuniv.nl/). Then click on: courses > Faculteit der Letteren > China, Talen en Culturen van > 2008-2009 > Registreer/enroll.
Ingangseisen
Priority will be given to students who followed the BA-2 course ‘General Introduction to Art History of China’.