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The Business of Art (ARHT5908) - (Stream A)  - Opens 17 May 2012

Faculty: Arts and Social Sciences
Department: Art History and Film Studies
Level: Postgraduate
Credit Points: 6

Instructors: (1) Dr Georgina Cole - georgina.cole@sydney.edu.au
 
Contacts: (1)  Julie Fraser - julie.fraser@sydney.edu.au
(2) Ms Elizabeth Connor - elizabeth.connor@sydney.edu.au

 Start Date: 02 Jul 2012 
End Date: 20 Jul 2012 
Capacity: 35 
Status: Places available 
Enrolments Open: 17 May 2012 
Enrolments Close: 23 Jun 2012 
Census date: 06 Jul 2012 
On-time withdrawals close: 23 Jun 2012 
Costs: Local - $3000.00 *
International - $3450.00 *

* Please note: Fees are indicative - while every effort is made to display the correct fees, final fees may vary.
Available to audit: Yes
Open to HSC graduates?: No

Prerequisites:

  1. Prerequisite: - 

    BA (Pass)

  2. Assumed Knowledge: - 

    Basic awareness of art markets and museum

Description

This unit of study introduces students to historical and theoretical perspectives on changing notions of value (aesthetic and monetary) in art markets, conflicts of interest in collecting and exhibiting works of art, ethical issues invloved in corporate sponsorship of exhibitions and prizes, corporate museums, funding issues in the private and public sectors, the rise of satellite museum collections (in places like Bilbao and Las Vegas), the relationship between art museums and tourism, and corporate justification of interventions in the art world.

Assessment

4 x 250 word web postings; 1 x 20-30 min oral presentation; 1 x 3000 essay

Timetable

Start Date: 02 Jul 2012     End Date: 20 Jul 2012

Lectures: Wednesdays and Fridays, 12:00 hrs - 16:00 hrs

Venues

Mills Lecture Room 209

Texts

ARHT 5908 Course Reader