107-550 Biennales, Triennales and Documentas

Admission to the Masters of Art Curatorship, the postgraduate diploma, fourth-year honours in art history or the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours).

This subject examines the exhibition of contemporary art in international survey exhibitions since the 1960s, delineating the methods that curators and directors have tested in response to the needs of art museums, bureaucracies, artists and publics across a range of geographic settings. The subject will examine a sequence of exhibitions from Australia and overseas, including early, national pavilion-based Venice Biennales, the director-driven 1970s Documentas, the 1980s global circuit of Biennales (including Sydney's), the 1990s Asian biennales (including Brisbane's Asia-Pacific triennials), the late 1990s commercial art fairs (ARCO and the New York Armory Show). The subject considers these exhibitions' impact on contemporary art, as well as the roles of sponsorship, philanthropy and exhibition directors.

• have developed their ability to think and argue critically and to express their ideas in written communication;

• have developed skills in oral presentation.

Written work totalling 5000 words, which consists of three assessment tasks: a research essay of 2000 words 40% (due during semester); and two take-home examinations, each totalling 1500 words and worth 30% (due during semester and during the examination period).