20805 - CONTEMPORARY ART MARKETS AND SYSTEMS II - GLOBAL ECONOMICS
Department of Social and Political Sciences
Course taught in English
Go to class group/s: 31
Course Director:
STEFANO BAIA CURIONI
STEFANO BAIA CURIONI
Mission & Content Summary
MISSION
The major in Arts and Heritage Management will delve into these issues during two, interconnected and integrated courses: Contemporary Art Markets and Systems, Foundations and Contemporary Art Markets and Systems, Global Economics. The first course will be devoted to a thick comprehension of the basic elements of the functioning of the Art World and to an articulated exploration of the relationship and co-existence of cultural and economic features in the Art System.
The course Contemporary Art Markets and Systems, Global Economics will tackle the current market dynamics by looking at commercial actors and their challenges. Parallelly, the course will also offer a seminar-based session aimed at exposing the students to contemporary global debates on art critique and curatorial issues.
CONTENT SUMMARY
The course, teached by Marc Spiegler, actual director on Art Basel, Basel Miami, Basel Paris, Basel Hong Kong, as to say the most relevant Contemporary Art Fari system at world level, deep dive into the strategic and managerial issue generated by the recent evolutions of the roles and weight of commercial actors and emerging global trends.
In the second part of the course the class will concentrate on a set of curatorial experiences, through the collective reading of a specific piece of art criticism.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the course student will be able to...
- elaborate strategic and enterpreneurial proposals for market institutions in the global art field.
- have a specific knowledge of the organizational and marketing challenges for the growth of market institutions in the global art field
- develop awareness about the connections between the curatorial and critical professions and overall trajectories of cultural institutions
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the course student will be able to...
- develop and present and individual project for the strategic development of an art market institution
- discuss a curatorial perspective
Teaching methods
- Face-to-face lectures
- Online lectures
- Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)
- Company visits
- Individual assignments
DETAILS
transfer from the instructors to the class, through a methodology that implies active participation,
involvement in specific research and assessments, dialogue with relevant actors of the system.
The students are also expected to develop their personal vision about their professional future
in the field.
This course is fit for highly motivated students willing to acquire a professional and competitive
edge in the area of Arts management
Assessment methods
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ATTENDING STUDENTS
Attending students
The evaluation will consist of:
a) Group assignment. The assignment will be articulated during the course and will deal with emerging global economics trend in the Art Market.
The assignment will count for 40% of the final evaluation.
b) Final exam
The final exam will be a written, closed-book test: two questions out of three topics developed in class. The exam will count for 60% of the final evaluation.
NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
Non-attending students are evalueted trough a written exam (2 open questions out of 3). The exam will count 100% of the final evaluation.
Teaching materials
ATTENDING STUDENTS
Attending students
- Teacher’s slide and notes
- Guest lectures notes
- Reading list
Reading list for attending students will be provided in the detailed Course Handbook.
NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
Reading list for attending students will be provided in the detailed Course Handbook.
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