Магистратура
2026/2027
Кураторство и современное искусство
ID 1161711
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Менеджмент в индустрии впечатлений)
Кто читает:
Департамент менеджмента
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа экономики и менеджмента
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Маршалл Екатерина Николаевна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
6
Контактные часы:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course guides students through the practical steps and procedures of organising an exhibition – from the concept definition, to the project development, to launching an exhibition. Throughout the course students will gradually develop general knowledge regarding an exhibition project accomplishment and will learn how to balance artistic and administrative goals. Students will get acquainted with basic definitions and theoretical concepts of curating. Ways of working with archives and collections will be discussed alongside the actual curatorial practices.
Learning Objectives
- • Studying the actual curatorial practices
- • Getting involved in the process of exhibition organising
- • Exploration of experimental approaches to curating
Expected Learning Outcomes
- • Development of curating skills
- • Preparing a base for deeper research in the field of curatorial studies
- • Preparing presentation regarding development of an independent curatorial project
Course Contents
- Curating: The power of selection
- Curatorial Studies: Theory and Practice
- Who is who?
- From a Concept to a Project
- The Role of Public in Curatorial Projects
- Text and context
- Gesamtkunstwerk. Museum and Exhibition as a Total Art Event
- Autonomy and institution
- Museums and Artist-run spaces
- Big project – Exhibitions and Festivals
- Public vs Common
- Public vs Private
Assessment Elements
- Multiple choice testMultiple choice test, consisting of 20 questions, each with a choice of four answers, is aimed to assess students’ knowledge on the subject of the modern and contemporary art curating practices at the end of the course 1st module. The questions will concern the themes touched upon during the lectures, including the types of exhibitions, the role of a curator in the second half of the 20th and the first quarter of the 21st century, and the main stages of organising an art exhibition.
- Curatorial projectThe students develop the concept of a curatorial project in accordance with the guidelines given by the instructor. The presentation is an oral defense of the curatorial project in front of the commission.
- Assignments2 assignments – stages of preparing the individual project – including the 1st assignment (10%; concept and artists/artworks choice) and the 2nd assignment (10%; individual project design, layout and educational/public programme).
- Case studies 1 & 2Case study 1 (10%; analysis of the chosen exhibition concept and choice of the artists/artworks) and 2 (10%; analysis of the chosen exhibition design and layout).
- Case study 3THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE CASE STUDIES IN MODULE 1, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR WORK ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION PROJECT. STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE A DIFFERENT EXHIBITION FROM THE SELECTED FOR CASE STUDIES 1&2
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 2nd module0.2 * Assignments + 0.2 * Case studies 1 & 2 + 0.35 * Curatorial project + 0.1 * Case study 3 + 0.15 * Multiple choice test
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Bast, G., Carayannis, E. G., & Campbell, D. F. J. (Eds.). (2018). The Future of Museums. Springer Cham, ISBN 978-3-319-93955-1.
- Groys, B. (2018). Entering the Flow: Museum Between Archive and Gesamtkunstwerk. In: Bast, G., Carayannis, E., Campbell, D. (eds) The Future of Museums. Arts, Research, Innovation and Society. Springer, Cham.
- Obrist, H.-U., Rehberg, V., & Boeri, S. (2003). Moving Interventions: Curating at Large. Journal of Visual Culture, 2(2), 147-160.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Brannigan, E. (2015). Dance and the Gallery: Curation as Revision. Dance Research Journal, 47(1), 5–25.