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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9. November

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

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Second Chapter: Office Cultures

16. November

1. Screening of Mad Men, TV series, third season, 2009
2. Interim presentation of project progress, group 1

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23. November

1. Screening of Jacques Tati Play Time (aka Playtime aka Tatis herrliche Zeiten), 1967, 124min, DVD
2. Interim presentation of project progress, group 1

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30. November

1. EXCURSION TO BERLIN

   Visits

   Betahaus and other co-working spaces

   Volksboutique

   Studio Olafur Eliasson (not confirmed!)

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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.