Bernini
to Fellini: The history and practice of visual culture in Italy
DeAnna Skedel (Studio)/Nina
Mehta-Young (Art History)
Dr. Maria Elena Buszek
(in absentia/curriculum)
KCAI study abroad, Summer Session
Course description: In this course, we will study the history and culture of Italy from the blossoming of the Italian Renaissance to the country's role in the international contemporary art scene. This history will be explored through the study of Italy's traditional "fine arts" objects, design history, and popular culture. In addition to following this historical progression through trips to pertinent sites, museums, and exhibitions in Italy, students will explore issues in art practice through studio projects while in residency at the Santa Reparata International School of Art in Florence. (Students will receive 3 Art History and 3 Studio credits for participation in/passing the program.)
Now we're home...and the work begins: ASSIGNMENTS!
Questions? Contact
us!
DeAnna Skedel: dmsfaa@yahoo.com
Nina Mehta-Young:
ninamehtayoung@hotmail.com
Some links to what we'll
see and study: Florence
Museum of San Marco
Accademia Gallery
Bargello Museum
Uffizi Gallery
Il Duomo: Santa Maria del
Fiore
Pitti Palace (with Pitti porcelain museum, costume center, modern museum)
Luigi Pecci Contemporary Art
Center
Some links to what we'll see and
study: Pompeii/Amalfi Coast
Domus Porto Salvo: Our
"monastic" lodgings on the Bay of Naples!
Walk the ancient streets of Pompeii and Herculaneum (site includes great
"virtual tours"!)
Some
links to what we'll see
and study: Venice
Venice Biennale
San Giorgio Maggiore
Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
Palazzo Grassi
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Some links to what we'll see and
study: Rome
Vatican Museums and
the Sistine Chapel (site includes "virtual tours"!)
Villa Borghese
Santa
Maria del Popolo
Roman
Forum
Italian art in the news:
NEW! Vatican Library to close in July for three-year renovation
A construction accident dries the Trevi and Four Rivers Fountains in Rome
NYTimes' excellent review of the American Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Felix Gonzalez-Torres to represent the U.S. at this year's Venice Biennale
An "artsy spin" on the Grand Tour: Visiting the Venice Biennale with the NYTimes
The elusive Sigmar Polke on his contributions to this year's Venice Biennale
Richard Meier's Ara Pacis Museum opens, bringing ancient and contemporary worlds together
Pompeii's "Wolves' Lair" is opened after a meticulous restoration
Lorenzo Ghiberti's newly-restored Baptistry doors to go on tour
Useful links:
Santa Reparata International
School of Art website
NYTimes "World Guide" to Italy
Italy Resources: an English-language site
for news and resources