The content of this course depends on current art exhibitions shown in Vienna during the IES Abroad Spring Term. These major and international exhibitions are singular events; the course content therefore changes from semester to semester. Five to six exhibitions will be selected, again dependent on the possibilities offered. Extensive visits to the exhibitions give students the chance to observe art works from various periods. Students will study the art objects in their historic context, but also analyze, study and compare composition, color, and form. Reports in front of the objects and consequent termpapers are based on these studies. In-class reports both on important permanent exhibitions and on the variety of smaller temporary shows available in Vienna should in addition familiarize students with the Viennese art scene.
Learning outcomes:
Through the visit to various exhibitions (5 to 6 if possible) students should become aware of various quite different styles of European art, of ways of exhibiting in quite different institutions –museums,
galleries, palaces. They should be able to create their own virtual exhibitions as final work in that class.
Method of presentation:
Lectures and discussions, both in the classroom and at exhibits.
Required work and form of assessment:
Reading depends on the art shown in the current exhibitions in Vienna, reading lists will therefore be provided on the occasion and for the special areas studied. Exhibition catalogues of the respective
exhibits are basic general reading.
content:
The content of this class depends on the exhibitions available at the date.
Every exhibit is prepared through lectures and discussions before, during and after the visit.
Required readings:
Reading depends on the art shown in the current exhibitions in Vienna, reading lists will therefore be provided on the occasion and for the special areas studied. Exhibition catalogues of the respective
exhibits are basic general reading.
Brief Biography of Instructor:
Roswitha Benesch earned a PH.D. from the University of Graz, worked at the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne, spent one academic year with a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Chicago and two semesters teaching at Hope College, Holland/Michigan. She has taught Cultural History and Art History at the University of Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna.
The content of this course depends on current art exhibitions shown in Vienna during the IES Abroad Spring Term. These major and international exhibitions are singular events; the course content therefore changes from semester to semester. Five to six exhibitions will be selected, again dependent on the possibilities offered. Extensive visits to the exhibitions give students the chance to observe art works from various periods. Students will study the art objects in their historic context, but also analyze, study and compare composition, color, and form. Reports in front of the objects and consequent termpapers are based on these studies. In-class reports both on important permanent exhibitions and on the variety of smaller temporary shows available in Vienna should in addition familiarize students with the Viennese art scene.
Through the visit to various exhibitions (5 to 6 if possible) students should become aware of various quite different styles of European art, of ways of exhibiting in quite different institutions –museums,
galleries, palaces. They should be able to create their own virtual exhibitions as final work in that class.
Lectures and discussions, both in the classroom and at exhibits.
Reading depends on the art shown in the current exhibitions in Vienna, reading lists will therefore be provided on the occasion and for the special areas studied. Exhibition catalogues of the respective
exhibits are basic general reading.
The content of this class depends on the exhibitions available at the date.
Every exhibit is prepared through lectures and discussions before, during and after the visit.
Reading depends on the art shown in the current exhibitions in Vienna, reading lists will therefore be provided on the occasion and for the special areas studied. Exhibition catalogues of the respective
exhibits are basic general reading.
Roswitha Benesch earned a PH.D. from the University of Graz, worked at the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne, spent one academic year with a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Chicago and two semesters teaching at Hope College, Holland/Michigan. She has taught Cultural History and Art History at the University of Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna.