VALIE EXPORT, Brigitte Kowanz und Co. : Künstlerinnen im Aufbruch
Renée Gadsden
Art Sciences and Art Education, Art Theory
2023S, scientific seminar (SEW), 4.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S04642
Description
This seminar is an homage to my late professor Brigitte Kowanz (1957-2022). The focus of the course is Austrian women artists of the 20th century. By looking at their contributions to the development of society in Austria, we can see how Austrian women and the themes they examined influenced important discourses locally and had an impact internationally, especially on the theoretical level.
We will look at pre-war artists from the beginning of the 20th century such as Tina Blau, Vally Wieselthier and Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, along with an examination of artists who were active from the 1950s onwards such as Maria Lassnig and Martha Jungwirth. The contributions of graphic artists and designers such as Maria (Kováts) Doppler and Helga Schenker, to Lotte Profohs, to Cordula Alessandri and Anita Kern will also be considered. Along with the well-known individual artists such as Brigitte Kowanz and VALIE EXPORT, we will look at lesser-known women artist collectives, from the Wiener Werkstätte era to DIE DAMEN in the 1980s and 1990s.
The objectives of the course are manifold: we want to become aware of the contributions of female Austrian artists to the canon of Austrian art history. We will analyze how Austrian society evolved over the course of the 20th century and will investigate the correlation of this development with the art that women produced over the course of the century. Finally, we will look at the resonance of women’s art in Austria internationally.
The seminar is based on art historical methodologies and will include excursions to studios of non-white Austrian women artists such as Pauline Marcelle, as a preparation for understanding the continued development of Austrian women’s art in the 21st century.
Examination Modalities
Attendance, participation, oral presentation, term paper
Comments
The discussion and the reading materials will be in German and in English.
Dates
15 March 2023, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 24
22 March 2023, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 24
29 March 2023, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 24
19 April 2023, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 24
26 April 2023, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 24
03 May 2023, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 24
10 May 2023, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 24
17 May 2023, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 24
24 May 2023, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 24
31 May 2023, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 25
07 June 2023, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 24
14 June 2023, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 25
21 June 2023, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 25
Course Enrolment
Until 14 March 2023, 12:00
Via online registration
Curriculum Allocation
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: aus Kunsttheorie 067/003.20
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.80
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Weitere Schwerpunkte: Diversity, Gender und Queer Studies 067/030.05
Art Education: subject kkp (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 067/003.80
Art Education: subject kkp (additional subject): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.80
Art Education: subject tex (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 071/003.80
Art Education: subject tex (additional subject): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 071/003.80
Art Education: subject dae (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 072/003.80
Art Education: subject dae (additional subject): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 072/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Bachelor): Weitere Schwerpunkte: Diversity, Gender und Queer Studies 074/030.05
Art Education: subject dex (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 074/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (additional subject): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.80
TransArts - Transdisciplinary Arts (Bachelor): Theoretical foundations: Theoretical foundations 180/003.01
Expanded Museum Studies (Master): Electives: Art Theory 537/080.12
Expanded Museum Studies (Master): Electives: Gender Studies 537/080.34
Stage Design (2. Section): Kunsttheorie und Kulturwissenschaften: Kunsttheorie 542/207.03
Stage Design (2. Section): Kunsttheorie und Kulturwissenschaften: Gender Studies 542/207.06
Media Arts: Specialisation in Transmedia Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie und Geschichte : Genderstudies 566/208.07
Media Arts: Specialisation in Transmedia Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie und Geschichte : Kunsttheorie 566/208.13
Media Arts: Specialisation in Digital Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie, Geschichte: Genderstudies 567/208.07
Media Arts: Specialisation in Digital Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie, Geschichte: Kunsttheorie 567/208.13
Studies in Art and Culture (Master): Electives Area 1: Art Theory 568/005.05
Studies in Art and Culture (Master): Electives Area 2: Art Theory 568/006.05
Design: Specialisation in Graphic Design (2. Section): Theoretical Basics: Humanities 576/203.02
Conservation and Restoration (2. Section): Geisteswissenschaften: Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte 588/204.10
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Art Theory, Cultural Studies, Art History, Philosophy 605/202.01
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Gender Studies 605/202.10
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Free Electives out of Scientific and Research Practice 605/202.80
Design: Specialisation in Applied Photography and Time-based Media (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Humanities 626/203.02
Co-registration: possible
Attending individual courses: possible