Contemporary Art, Singapore

The Master of Arts Degree in Contemporary Art programme offered at Sotheby’s Institute of Art – Singapore is distinctive in its focus on contemporary Asian art.

In addition to learning about the development of contemporary art in Europe and North America, a major lecture module is ‘Contemporary Art in Asia’ during the first Semester, when students learn about the development of contemporary art in various parts of Asia, including East Asia (China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan), South Asia (India and Pakistan), Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines), Central Asia and Australia.

In the second Semester, the ‘Postcolonialism and Globalisation’ module allows students to study how Asian art came to be an integral part of the international art scene, where it is now regularly exhibited alongside European and American art at international exhibitions and biennales.

In addition to learning about Asian art through lectures and seminars, students get first-hand experience of art centres in Asia through study visits to China (Beijing and Shanghai) and Indonesia (Yogyakarta, Jakarta and Bandung) as part of the programme. In addition to these two study trips in Asia, students also spend a week in New York where, among other things, they learn about how Asian art is perceived and presented in a western art centre like New York.

Course Breakdown for 2009/10

SEMESTER 1
7 September - 18 December, 2009
Art since 1960 – current day
Contemporary Art in Asia
Professional Studies
Research Methodologies for Contemporary Art

SEMESTER 2
4 January - 30 April, 2010
Academic and Professional Practice
Interchange of Word and Image
Network Studies
Post-colonialism and Globalisation

SEMESTER 3
1 May - 20 October, 2010
Dissertation (MA only). Students prepare a dissertation under the supervision of their tutor.

Faculty

Dr. Eugene Tan, programme Director
Dr. Thomas J. Berghuis
Professor John Clark
Dr. Patrick D. Flores
Ark Fongsmut
Tony Godfrey
Ho Tzu Nyen
Lee Weng Choy
Dr. Charles Merewether
Joe Martin Hill

Tuition and fees

Semester 1: SGD 25,600 (inclusive GST)

Semester 2: SGD 25,600 (inclusive GST)

Semester 3: SGD 8,900 (inclusive GST)

Travel: SGD 7,400 (inclusive GST)

Total: SGD 67,500 (inclusive GST)


Total programme payment schedule:

Deposit: SGD 1,500 (Due on acceptance)

Payment 1: SGD 35,625 (Due on enrolment)

Payment 2: SGD 30,375 (Due 1 Dec 2009)

Total: SGD 67,500

All fees are inclusive of GST


Other Costs:

All students are required to provide their own laptop computers for the duration of the programme. The cost of books will vary for student to student, but a budget of between SGD 750-1000 for the programme should be sufficient. Lodging and food costs will vary for individual students so please refer to the accommodation section for more details.

Download Standard Student Contract (Word).

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