This module introduces the history and current practice of art curation. Through a range of case studies and texts, it exposes you to relevant methodologies and conceptual problems, and equips you to critically assess the collection and display of visual objects.
Module will run
Occurrence
Teaching period
A
Autumn Term 2021-22
Module aims
This module introduces the history and current practice of art curation. Through a range of case studies and texts, it exposes you to relevant methodologies and conceptual problems, and equips you to critically assess the collection and display of visual objects.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module you should have:
Familiarity with a range of case studies and secondary texts concerning art curation
Understanding of how art objects of varying kinds have been assembled and displayed in the past, in comparison with current practices in different types of galleries and institutions
The ability to analyze and evaluate different methodological approaches to the collection and display of art objects
Assessment
Task
Length
% of module mark
Essay/coursework Essay
N/A
100
Special assessment rules
None
Reassessment
Task
Length
% of module mark
Essay/coursework Essay
N/A
100
Module feedback
Feedback on formative assessment within one week.
Feedback on summative assessment within 20 working days.
Indicative reading
Eilean Hooper-Greenhill, Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge (1992)
John Elsner and Roger Cardinal, eds, The Cultures of Collecting (1994)
Peter Vargo, ed., The New Museology (2011)
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Ways of Curating (2014)
Paul O’Neill, The Culture of Curating and the Curating of Culture(s) (2012)
Paula Marincola, ed., What Makes a Great Exhibition? (2006)