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TAD3612

Critical practices B

(A&D)

Not offered in 2002

3 points + 2 hours seminar and 4 independent study hours per week + Second semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites: 2 second-year level TAD units + Prohibitions: TAD3602

Synopsis: (a) A brief history of criticism and critical approaches. (b) Weekly examination of reviews and, where possible, comparison with reviews of the current show in Melbourne. (c) Examination of longer, sustained pieces of writing about art and its theoretical underpinnings. The focus of the subject is the critical examination of the genre; however, it has the consequence of discovering the aspects of art which are most likely to gain the attention of the public eye.

Assessment: Tutorial paper: 30% + Gallery report: 30% + Essay: 40%


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