ART APPRECIATION
Democratic and Ecological Design
TERM 3 FOCUS ON AN352
Monday
Emma Mahony
This course will explore how contemporary designers, architects and artists are addressing global economic, social and ecological crises. It will focus on how revolutionary new design thinking and strategies can impact positively on the lives of our global poor and displaced populations. The course will combine evening seminars and class discussions with two Saturday morning fieldtrips, where the participants will be encouraged to draw on material covered in class. Participation is welcomed and no previous knowledge of Design or Architecture or Art is required.
The course will encompass four interlinked subject areas:
(1) Histories: A History of Valuable Living Aids
(2) Research: Learning from Shanty Towns
(3) Solutions: How the Fields of Design, Art and Architecture Respond to Global Crisis
(4) Visits: Dublin based Museums and Galleries.
| BELFIELD | ||
| 4 Mondays | April 15, 22, 29, May 13 | 7.30pm - 9.30pm |
| 2 Saturdays |
April 27, May 11 No Class May 6 |
11.00am - 1.00pm |
| Fee €115 | Print Open Learning Application Form 2012.13 or ring (01) 716-7123 for Laser/credit card payment | |
Tutor Details :
Emma Mahony is a lecturer, PhD researcher and an independent curator. She holds a Joint Degree in Fine Art and the History of Art and Design, NCAD (1997), and an MA in Curating Contemporary Art, RCA (2000). From 2004 until 2008 she was Exhibitions Curator for the Hayward Gallery, London. She is currently a lecturer in the Faculty of Visual Culture at NCAD, where she teaches on postgraduate and undergraduate programmes.
Provisional list of key topics to be covered:
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A History of Valuable Living Aids: Exploring Ethical, Democratic and Ecological Design Solutions by Practictioners from Buckminster Fuller and Victor Papanak to Philippe Starck
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Visit to Collins Barracks to see Eileen Gray Exhibition
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Design and Architecture Solutions for Ecological DisastersVisit to Science MuseumSocially-Engaged Art: How Artists are Responding to Situations of Crisis
Who is the course for?
- Anyone who is interested in finding out about design strategies and solutions for situations of global economic, social and ecological crises.
- Anyone who has ever pondered the difficulties of imposing Western solutions on non-Western problems.
- Anyone who enjoys visiting museums and galleries in their spare time.
- Anyone who wants to share their interest in design, architecture and art with likeminded individuals.
- Anyone with an enquiring mind.Western solutions on non-Western problems.
Reading List:
All Articles/Books Available to Download for Free:
Davis, Mike (2004), ‘Planet of Slums: Urban Involution and the Informal Proletariat’, New Left Review, 26, March-April 2004. Also available at: http://www.uninsubria.it/uninsubria/allegati/pagine/1438/SUMMER_SCHOOL4.pdf
Hans-Ulrich Obrist interviews Shigeru Ban, Paris May 1999. Available: http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-9908/msg00079.html
Higgie, Jennifer (2006), ‘Form Follows Function,’ Frieze, May 2006, pp. 136-141. Available:http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/form_follows_function
Žižek, Slavoj (2004), ‘The Free World…of Slums’ In These Times, September 23 2004 Available: www.lacan.com/zizekslums.htm
