Wednesday 3rd July | 18:00 – 21:00 | Alice Black Gallery

How do we recognise art? What is art and who gets to decide? What constitutes the ‘artworld’? In this class we will explore the ontology of art. After accounting for the readymade in light of the institutional theory of art and the concept of the ‘artworld’, we will consider the autonomy of art and the legacy of Enlightenment aesthetics. Coming to Institutional Critique, we will address the political dimension of art institutions and the difference between aesthetic and political discourse.

Set Reading (provided upon enrolment)

Davis, Ben (2014). Art World Medium. Bulletins of The Serving Library (BoTSL) #8: Medium (Winter 2014).

Manifesto Club (2006). Championing Artistic Autonomy. In Artquest 5 Years, Paul Glinkowski ed. London: Artquest, p. 3.