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School  of  Art  History  &  Cultural  Policy  Information  for  Auditing  Students  Autumn  &  spring  2012-­‐13    

                         

 

Battle  between  Alexander  the  Great  and  King  Darius  (Battle  of  Issos),  late  2nd  or  early  1st  c.  BC,  Roman  mosaic,  Museo  archeologico  nazionale,  Naples  [det];  Anish  Kapoor,  Cloud  Gate,  2004,  Millennium  Park,  Chicago;  Emperor  Jahangir  Enthroned,  early  17th  century;  Paul  Cézanne,  Dans  le  Parc  de  Château  Noir  (det),  1898-­‐1900,  Mus.  de  l’Orangerie.    

UCD  School  of  Art  History  &  Cultural  Policy  operates  a  scheme  that  allows  members  of  the  general  public  to  audit  certain  undergraduate  lecture  courses  and  the  Purser  Griffith  Lectures  in  the  History  of  European  Painting  without  having  to  undertake  written  assignments  or  examinations.  The  available  courses  for  autumn  2012  &  spring  2013  are  outlined  below.  Details  of  times  and  locations  are  also  included  (although  these  may  be  subject  to  change).    The  application  form  with  information  on  fees  and  registration  is  included  at  the  end  of  this  brochure.    

School  contact  information:    

Elizabeth  Varley  [School  Administrator]  UCD  School  of  Art  History  &  Cultural  Policy  J010,  Newman  Building,  UCD,  Belfield,  Dublin  4  

Email:       elizabeth.varley@ucd.ie  Tel:       01  716  8162  Website:     www.ucd.ie/arthistory  

   

AUTUMN  2012  (Lectures  take  place  between  Sept  10  &  Nov  30)  

 

AH20030:  Modernism       Mon  &  Wed  @  1  pm,  Th.  N   (Dr.  Roísín  Kennedy)    

Modernism  examines  the  major  themes  and  ideas  of  the  modernist  movement  from  1905-­‐1970.  Through  consideration  of  key  concepts,  critical  texts   and   artworks,   the   principle   characteristics   and   goals   of   modernism   are   explored.   These   include   the   importance   of   innovation   and  experimentation,  the  emphasis  on  media  and  technique  and  a  new  stress  on  the  personality  of  the  artist.  A  major  theme  is  the  oppositional  and  critical   relationship  between  modernism  and  modern  society,  manifested   in   the  artist's  engagement  with  psychology,  primitivism,   technology  and  the  gallery  space  as  a  means  to  challenge  traditional  ideas  on  art  and  society.  The  course  also  considers  the  ultimate  demise  of  modernism  as  a  credible  critical  art  movement  through  the  impact  of  commercial  and  political  factors  as  well  as  the  rise  of  post-­‐structuralist  theory.    AH20010:  Irish  Painting       Tue  @  12  pm  Thur  @  11  am,  Th.  N   (Dr  Roísín  Kennedy)    

This  module  provides  an  overview  of  the  key  events  and  figures  in  the  development  of  Irish  painting  from  1680  to  1922.  The  impact  of  political  events,  such  as  the  decline  of  the  Catholic  aristocracy  in  the  late  17th  century  and  the  Act  of  Union  in  1800,  on  the  production  of  Irish  art  is  a  major  theme.  The  work  of  Irish  artists  based  in  London  and  on  the  continent,  as  well  as  those  who  remained  at  home,  is  considered.  Lectures  look  at  the   influence  of  major  European  cultural   trends  such  as  the  Grand  Tour  and  the  fashion  for  classical  art   in   the  18th  century  and  the  growth   in  Antiquarianism   in   the   19th   century  on   the   themes  and  styles  of   Irish  art.  The  establishment  of   institutions  which  nurtured   the  production  and  patronage  of  Irish  art  such  as  the  Royal  Dublin  Society,  the  RHA,  and  the  National  Gallery  of  Ireland  is  also  addressed.    AH30100:  The  Grand  Tour     Mon  @  12  pm  &  Wed  @  11  am,  Th.  N   (Dr.  Nicola  Figgis)      

This  course  will  examine  the  expeditions  of   Irishmen  to   Italy   in  the  18th  century.  Amongst  the  topics  to  be  covered  will  be  the  patronage  and  collecting  activities  of  Grand  Tourists  like  Joseph  Leeson  and  Lord  Charlemont.  The  work  of  Irish  artists  in  Italy,   including  Henry  Trench,  James  Barry,  Christopher  Hewetson,  Hugh  Douglas  Hamilton  and  Robert  Fagan,  will  also  be  discussed.  The  course  will  also  investigate  the  influence  of  the  Grand  Tour   in   Ireland  and   trace   its   effect  on  architecture,   art,   collecting  and  domestic  ornament  with  particular   reference   to  Castletown  House,  Co.  Kildare,  Russborough  House,  Co.  Wicklow  and  the  Casino  at  Marino.    

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AH30030:  Irish  Art  in  the    20th  Century   Mon  @  4  pm  &  Wed  @  2  pm,  Th.  N   (Dr.  Roísín  Kennedy)    

Visualizing  Modern  Ireland  looks  at  the  major  developments  in  Irish  art  from  political  independence  in  1922  to  the  emergence  of  the  Celtic  Tiger  in  the  mid  1990s.  These  developments  are  set  within  the  context  of  conflicting  attitudes  towards  nationalism  and  modernism  by  the  State,   critics   and   artists.   The   course   considers   the   role   of   official,   corporate   and   private   patronage,   and   the   function   of   exhibition  societies  in  the  production  and  display  of  modern  Irish  art.  It  examines  how  Irish  art  has  reflected  the  modernisation  of  Irish  society  and  how  it  has  contributed  to  and  challenged  notions  of  Irish  cultural   identity.  The  last  section  of  the  course  focuses  on  key  ways  in  which  post  1970  Irish  art  has  confronted  the  earlier  tradition  through  the  use  of  new  media  and  new  forms  of  practice.    AH30340:  18th  Century  Architecture   Tue  @  12  pm  &  Thu  @  11  am,  NTh.  1   (Dr.  Conor  Lucey)      

This  course  examines  eighteenth-­‐century  architecture  in  Great  Britain  and  Ireland,  with  a  special  emphasis  on  domestic  architecture  and  the  decorative  interior  between  1660  and  1820.  Key  areas  for  examination  will  include  the  influence  of  continental  Europe;  the  individual  roles  of  patron,  architect  and  artisan;  the  dissemination  of  architectural  ideas  through  print  cultures;  the  classical  paradigm  in  its  civic  and  domestic  contexts;  urban  planning  and  the  Georgian  squares;  the  social,   ideological  and  material  history  of   ‘home’;   representations  of  domestic  space  in  literature  and  visual  culture;  and  an  investigation  of  the  historical  contexts  in  which  these  buildings  are  given  meaning.    

 

SPRING  2013  (Because  of  a  mid-­‐term  break,  lectures  take  place  in  two  blocks  between  Jan  21  -­‐  Mar  8,  &  Mar  25  until  Apr  26).  

 

AH20050:  Modern  Architecture       Mon  &  Wed  @  1  pm,  Th.  N   (Professor  Kathleen  James-­‐Chakraborty)    

This   module   offers   students   an   opportunity   to   understand   and   appreciate   contemporary   architecture   by   providing   an   overview   of  twentieth-­‐century  architecture.  The  new  ideas,  technologies  and  aesthetic  impulses  of  the  period  will  be  described  and  analysed  together  with  the  work  of  leading  architects.      AH20070:  Art  &  Architecture  of  Classical  Antiquity                  Tue  @  12  pm  Thur  @  11  am,  Th  N   (Dr.  Lynda  Mulvin)      

This  course  introduces  students  to  the  outstanding  record  of  classical  art  and  architecture  and  to  an  understanding  of  the  principles,  the  techniques  and  the  process  of  cultural  diversity  and  assimilation  that  characterised  the  period  of  classical  antiquity.  The  course  begins  with  an  overview  of  early  beginnings  in  the  Aegean  before  considering  the  geometric  and  archaic  periods  that  led  in  turn  to  the  classical  period  during  the  5th  century  BC  in  Athens.  The  course  also  considers  the  achievements  of  the  Hellenistic  age,  with  a  particular  focus  on  monumental  sculpture,  public  architecture  and  town  planning.    The  rise  of  Rome  is  next  considered  in  the  context  of  Etruscan  influences,  followed  by  a  detailed  examination  of  the  art  and  architecture  of   Republican   and   Imperial   Rome.   The  manner   in   which   Roman   art   was   consciously   fashioned   on   Greek  models   and  myths   and   the  distinct   achievements   of   the   Roman   period   are   highlighted.   This   includes   a   study   of   how   Roman   art   and   spectacle   reflected   the  patronage   and   power   of   the   lives   and   personalities   of   the   emperors  who   reigned   from   the   time  of   Augustus   to   the   fall   of   Rome.   In  addition,  it  will  include  a  select  appreciation  of  Roman  portraiture,  the  house  and  villa,  wall  painting  and  the  decorative  arts.      AH30140:  The  Courts  &  Court  Culture     Mon  @  4  pm  &  Wed  @  2  pm,  Th.  N     (Professor  Kathleen  James-­‐Chakraborty)    

During   the   16th   and   17th   centuries  much  of   the  most   innovative   art   and  architecture   in   Europe  and  Asia  was  produced   in   the  major  courts.  From  London  to  Kyoto,  courts  sponsored  architecture  intended  to  support  their  political  power  as  well  as  painting,  sculpture,  and  furnishings  that  sustained  the  impression  of  their  magnificence.  Focusing  on  the  courts  of  Charles  II  in  London,  Philip  IV  in  Spain,  Louis  XIV   in  Versailles,  Cosimo  de  Medici   in  Florence,  Urban  VII   in  Rome,  Sulieman   in   Istanbul,  Shah  Abbas   in   Isfahan,  Shah  Jahan   in  Delhi,  Wanli  in  Beijing,  and  the  imperial  Japanese  court  in  Kyoto  during  the  Shoganate  of  Tokugawa  Hidetada,  this  module  will  explore  the  ways   in  which  the  arts  succeeded  and  failed  to  support  these  rulers  and  the   impact  of  their  production  upon  the  emergence  of  modern  consumer  culture  as  well  as  the  more  general  transformation  of  society.        

AUTUMN  2012  &  SPRING  2013  Purser  Griffith  Lectures  in  the  History  of  European  Painting  Tues  &  Wed  @  7.00-­‐8.30pm  (room  to  be  confirmed)  

(Ms  Carla  Briggs)  

   

In   2012-­‐13   the  Purser   Griffith   Lectures   in   the  History   of   European   Painting  provide   a   historical   survey  of   key   artistic   developments   in   European  painting   from   late   Roman   antiquity   through   to   Renaissance   art   of   the   early   16th   century.     The   first   twelve   lectures   examine   the   art   of   late  Antiquity,  the  early  Christian  period  &  the  Byzantine  Empire  through  to  the  stained  glass,  illuminated  manuscripts  and  great  fresco  schemes  of  the  Middles  Ages.    The  second  set  of  twelve  lectures  explores  15th  and  early  16th  -­‐century  European  painting  and  the  concept  of  the  Renaissance  as  a  period  of  revival  and  transformation  in  Western  culture.  The  chronological  examination  of  key  artistic  developments  and  styles  is  partnered  with  an  exploration  of  pictorial  language,  subject  matter  and  meaning,  and  the  different  techniques  involved  in  the  production  of  a  painting.      Audit  FEE  (for  this  course  only  -­‐  48  lectures,  run  over  the  autumn  &  spring)  €  480    Please  DO  NOT  use  the  booking  form  below.  This  course  has  a  separate  application  form.    FOR  FURTHER  INFORMATION  please  contact  Elizabeth  Varley  on  01  716  8162  or  elizabeth.varley@ucd.ie  or  see  http://www.ucd.ie/arthistory  

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UCD  SCHOOL  OF  ART  HISTORY  AND  CULTURAL  POLICY    

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 The  lecture  courses  available  for  auditing  in  2012-­‐13  are  listed  below.    Each  course  comprises  two  lectures  per  week.    Further  detail  regarding  times  &  locations  is  contained  above  or  online  at  www.ucd.ie/arthistory    

Courses  on  offer  2012-­‐13    

SEMESTER  1   Lectures  take  place  between  Sept  10  &  Nov  30   Please  tick        

AH20030   Modernism    AH20010   Irish  Painting      AH30100   The  Grand  Tour    AH30030   Irish  Art  in  the  20th  Century    AH30340   18th  Century  Architecture          SEMESTER  2   Because  of  a  mid-­‐term  break,  lectures  take  place  in  two  blocks  between  Jan  21  and  Mar  8,  

recommencing  Mar  25  until  Apr  26  Please  tick  

     AH20050   Modern  Architecture    AH20070   Art  &  Architecture  of  Classical  Antiquity    AH30140   The  Courts  &  Court  Culture          

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 SEMESTER  1  DEADLINE  for  receipt  of  applications  –  Sept  21  -­‐  [please  note  lectures  begin  the  week  Sept  10]