MODEN:Work Dont Play 2010-2011/Curriculum

Important: Please enter your names where indicated [NAME]if you are willing ;-) to present a short paper about an artist/project/topic. THX

Prologue

19. October 2010

1. Introduction to class topics, assignment-types, excursions
2. Assignment

   Read O'Doherty, Brian Studio and Cube (See bibliography for full library reference)

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First Chapter: Between Ascetic Solitude and Productive Bustle: Artist Studios Now and Then

26. October

1. Discussion of Brian O'Doherty Studio and Cube

   (further artists/works not in the text discussed briefly include Bruce Nauman Bouncing in a Corner / Mapping the Studio and On Kawara I got up at / I am still alive)

2. Discussion / assignment of possible paper presentation topics
3. Assignment

   Prepare an outline of your area of interest / project proposal for presentation and discussion.

   Due: Nov 2nd (presentation 5min. max + 5min discussion time)

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2. November

Solitary Heroines and Heroes

1. Impulse paper (Felix): The Making-up of the artist -- The ZEITMagazin's studio visits
2. Text summaries

   all in Topos Atelier. Werkstatt und Wissensform (see bibliography and semester apparatus at the Limona library branch)

   [NAME] Bätzner, Nike Das Atelier als Zelle. Konzepte von Piero Manzoni, Tehching Hsieh und Bruce Nauman

   [NAME] Gelshorn, Julia The Making of the Artist. Das Atelier als Ort männlicher Selbsterschaffung

   [NAME] Molderings, Herbert Nicht die Objekte zählen, sondern die Experimente. Marcel Duchamps New Yorker Atelier als Wahrnehmungslabor

3. Presentation of areas of interest / raw project outlines by each class particpant
4. Assignment

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16. November

Art Enterprises -- Warhol, Koons, Eliasson, et al.

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Second Chapter: Office Cultures

23. November

1. Screening of Jacques Tati Play Time (aka Playtime aka Tatis herrliche Zeiten), 1967, 124min, DVD
2. Screening of Mad Men, TV series, third season, 2009
3. Interim presentation of project progress, group 1
4. Interim presentation of project progress, group 2

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30. November

1. EXCURSION TO BERLIN

   Visits

   Betahaus and other co-working spaces

   Volksboutique

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7. December

1. Assignment

   Read excerpts (TBA!) from Friebe, Holm / Lobo, Sascha Wir nennen es Arbeit. Die digitale Boheme oder: Intelligentes Leben jenseits der Festanstellung

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Third Chapter: Return to 9-to-5: Digital Nomads awakening

14. December

1. Discussion: Friebe, Holm / Lobo, Sascha Wir nennen es Arbeit. Die digitale Boheme oder: Intelligentes Leben jenseits der Festanstellung
2. Text summary

   Möntmann, Nina Das Verlassen des Ateliers. Zwischen emanzipatorischer Einmischung und neoliberaler Flexibilisierung, in: Topos Atelier (see bibliography)

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1. February

1. Evaluation feedback
2. FINAL PRESENTATION OF WORKS (marathon unit, bring food + energy drinks!)

   All particpants: 10min slide presentation + 10min review/discussion each

   Works need not be finished until Feb 1st but should be well in progress. This schedule is subject to change if there will be one large group show.