Studio Arts College International (SACI) is more than an opportunity to study abroad in the birthplace of the Renaissance: it’s an experience you will carry with you, in your career and throughout your life.
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), SACI offers a wide range of innovative, hands-on graduate and undergraduate programs in traditional and contemporary studio arts, design, conservation, art history, and Italian language and culture.
Surrounded by the great masterpieces of another age and a lively community of contemporary artists, studying at SACI is not only an opportunity to discover what came before you, but to be part of a vibrant culture that is overflowing with artistic life.
Begin a creative journey that will prepare you to succeed in the competitive art world. Many partial scholarships are available for undergraduate and graduate study at SACI. We offer an easy online application process that you can use to submit and check on the status of your application.Contemporary European & Italian Art
Undergraduate
ARTH369 Contemporary European & Italian Art3
Term: Spring
Prerequisites: None
This course introduces students to the major movements and debates surrounding the contemporary European and Italian art scene from the mid '60s to present, including the increasing multicultural influences. Movements will be studied in chronological order, from the neo-avant-garde to present-day movements. Since our present time is so rich in possible directions, special attention will be given to some dominant art debates such as: public art, art as a social practice, migration/mobility, post-colonial perspectives, art and ecology, institutional critiques artists' works, functions of art in the society of spectacle, relational art. Students will be introduced to the leading art reviews and websites (Art Forum, Flash Art, E-Flux, etc.), where critics exercise their role by defining the confines of the art world. During the course students will: read art magazines, visit exhibitions in town and in some of the main Italian venues, write reviews of articles, and visit studios.
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