Is the artist’s studio still relevant today? This question has become increasingly prevalent in the transnational art world where peripatetic artists participate in biennials, art fairs, and exhibitions across the globe. This course takes students into the work spaces of leading and emerging contemporary artists working across a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, performance, and installation. Weekly lectures on topics in contemporary practice will set the context for visits to artists’ studios in and around New York City. Participants learn about the myriad methods of art production today, both studio-based and otherwise, and have the opportunity to interact with practitioners.

This course is led by Kathy Battista, Director of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York. Dr. Battista is co-author of Art New York (ellipsis, 2000) and Recent Architecture in The Netherlands (ellipsis, 1998), as well as editor and author of Haluk Akakçe: Reincarnation (gallerist, 2009). She is a regular contributor to the journals RES Art World and Art Monthly and is on the editorial board of Art & Architectural Journal. Dr. Battista has taught at Birkbeck College, Kings College, the London Consortium, the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University, and Tate Modern. She founded the Interaction program for the public art agency Artangel and she was a Postdoctoral Fellow of The London Consortium at Tate Modern.

Course dates
June 1 – 24, 2010
3:00pm – 5:00pm Monday & Wednesday
3:00pm – 6:00pm Tuesday & Thursday
Location: 570 Lexington Avenue

Course fee
$3,750

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