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

Introduction to class topics, assignment-types, excursions
Assignment
Read O'Doherty, Brian Studio and Cube (See bibliography for full library reference)

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)
Discussion / assignment of possible paper presentation topics
Assignment
Prepare an outline of your area of interest / project proposal for presentation and discussion.

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

Solitary Heroines and Heroes

Impulse paper (Felix): Making-up the artist -- Studio visits in the ZEITMagazin
Text summary
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
Presentation of areas of interest / raw project outlines by each class particpant
Assignment

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

Screening of Jacques Tati Play Time (aka Playtime aka Tatis herrliche Zeiten), 1967, 124min, DVD

EXCURSION TO BERLIN
Visits
Betahaus and other co-working spaces

Volksboutique

Studio Olafur Eliasson (not confirmed!)

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

Discussion: Friebe, Holm / Lobo, Sascha Wir nennen es Arbeit. Die digitale Boheme oder: Intelligentes Leben jenseits der Festanstellung
Text summary
Möntmann, Nina Das Verlassen des Ateliers. Zwischen emanzipatorischer Einmischung und neoliberaler Flexibilisierung, in: Topos Atelier (see bibliography)

FINAL PRESENTATION of works, group 2
15min max. presentation + 10min discussion each!

Evaluation feedback
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.