Year Course Programme 2016 17 Art and the City Mondays, 19 September 2016 17 July 2017 (over 3 terms) 11.10 15.30 (Each term includes optional gallery talks, commencing at 10.00 and repeated at 15.30) Many celebrated artists have been closely associated with major European and American cities such as Rome, London, Paris, Berlin and New York. They have lived and worked in these cities and many of them have made the city itself a subject of their work. This course offers a unique perspective on the development of the arts by exploring the vibrant relationship between art, artists and the metropolis from antiquity to the present day. Within this broad chronological framework, we consider our subject from a variety of perspectives: the city in history and myth, ideal cities, art capitals and visions of the urban underworld. We present case studies on the Greek city state, medieval visions of the city, Renaissance Florence, Rome and the Baroque, Paris and Impressionism, Berlin and the inter-war period, New York and the Abstract Expressionists, as well as considering the development of the art world and artistic communities in cities such as London, Paris and Barcelona. We consider the work of iconic figures from Phidias to Titian, Toulouse-Lautrec and Warhol, together with their critics, dealers and patrons. Course Director: Dr is an art historian specialising in French painting and the academic tradition. She has been a year course director since 2005 and has lectured at the V&A since 1990. She completed an MA in 19th century painting and a PhD on the work of art students at the French Academy in Rome at the Courtauld Institute, University of London. Kathy has worked the Open University, Birkbeck College, NADFAS and Morley College where she was head of Art & Design.
Other Lecturers: - Dr, Programme Director at Sotheby s Institute, specialist in classical art and architecture. - Dr, Course Director of the V&A Early Medieval year course - Dr, freelance lecturer, specialist in 19th and 20th century art and design - Dr, Course Director of the V&A Late Medieval to Early Renaissance year course
Autumn Term Programme & Dates: Art and the City Mondays, 19 September 5 December 2016 Antiquity to Renaissance: BCE600 1500 The rise of western civilization is interwoven with the history of its cities, and in antiquity as today urban communities thrived on stories and images which described their origins and defined their identities. As cities developed in the Middle East and then Greece, the arts increasingly came to symbolize their wealth and power. Even after the fall of Greece s empire, Athens would retain its prestige as the cultural centre of the ancient world, and its artists provided models for sculpture and architecture that lived on for thousands of years. Perhaps no city before or since has matched the grandeur of Rome, or arguably its delight in the arts. Yet in the fourth century Constantine sought to make his new capital Constintinople into an imperial capital every bit as glorious. Under his successors this ambition would be achieved, and over the centuries Constantinople s magnificence became a source of myth, envy and greed. Elsewhere in northern Europe and around the Mediterranean, other cities both Christian and Islamic emerged as centres of art and architecture. We consider some of these cities and the impact on the arts of developments in religion, power and trade. 19 September Introduction 10.45 Introduction 11.10 Overview of the Course 12.15 Beginnings of the City Sue Rollin 14.30 Babylon Sue Rollin 26 September Cities of Greece 11.10 City State 12.15 Art and Architecture of Athens 14.30 Alexandria and other Hellenistic Cities 3 October Roman Empire 11.10 Art of Rome Republic to Empire 12.15 Life and Art in Pompeii and Herculaneum 14.30 Rome the Later Empire 10 October The City in Art and Myth 11.10 Tales of the City 12.15 The City & Civilization 14.30 Art and the City
17 October Legacy of Rome 11.10 Petra: a Nabatean Trading Emporium Sue Rollin 12.15 Rome and its Transformations (4th century) Cecily Hennessy 14.30 Milan Barrie Singleton 24 October Cities of Faith 11.10 Constantinople Constantine to Justinian Cecily Hennessy 12.15 Ravenna Cecily Hennessy 14.30 Jerusalem City of Heaven Cecily Hennessy 31 October Cities of Islam 11.10 Cairo Peter Draper 12.15 Caliphate of Córdoba Anna McSweeney 14.30 Islamic Cities Granada Anna McSweeney 7 November Pilgrimage Cities 11.10 Santiago Cathy Oakes 12.15 Cologne Cathy Oakes 14.30 Durham 21 November Centres of Power 11.10 Urban Fortifications in the Near East from the Seljuks to the Mamluks Angus Stewart 12.15 Avignon: Centre of Papal Power 14.30 London 1040-1270: the Creation of an International Centre of Art Barrie Singleton 28 November Art of Venice 11.10 Rise of a City 12.15 Venice and the Fourth Crusade 14.30 City of Empire 5 December Italian City State 11.10 The Italian City State: Themes and Variations in the later Middle Ages John Renner 12.15 Florence: from City to Court 14.30 City State: Siena 14 November Medieval City II: Centres of Learning and Power 11.10 Continental University Cities: Bologna and Paris 12.15 Oxford 14.30 Thirteenth-Century Parisian Court Art
Spring Term Programme & Dates: Art and the City Mondays, 9 January 3 April 2017 c1500 to 19th century Traditional accounts of western art during the period between the 16th and early 19th centuries focus on chronological developments: from Renaissance to Baroque; from Neo-classicism to Romanticism. In relation to cities, however, the history of art is more fragmented and, perhaps, more intriguing. This term we concentrate on the dynamic and complex interraction between artists and the urban communities in which they worked. We trace the impact of material and intellectual conditions on the arts, while at the same time examining how painters, sculptors and architects may shape the development of a city. The geographical scope this term is broad, extending from Cadiz in the west to Moscow in the east. Together with lectures addressing broad themes in relation to art and the city, for example images of city interiors and the ideal city, we consider the rise of northern art centres such as Bruges and Antwerp. We may also reflect on how individual artists have come to be identified - rightly or not with particular cities: Bernini with Rome; Rembrandt with Amsterdam, and Hogarth with London. 9 January Centres of Trade 11.00 Introduction 11.10 The Hansa Zoe Opacic 12.15 Bruges 14.30 Antwerp 16 January Germany and Middle Europe 11.10 Strasbourg and South Germany Cathy Oakes 12.15 Charles IV s Prague Zoe Opacic 14.30 Nürnberg 23 January Patrons, Artists and the City of Rome 11.10 Cycles of Decline and Revival 12.15 Patrons of Rome 14.30 Baroque Architects 30 January Cities of Spain 11.10 Golden Age Seville Philippa Joseph 12.15 Toledo Gail Turner 14.30 Madrid Gail Turner
6 February Cities of the Dutch Golden Age 11.10 Artists of Delft Albert Godycki 12.15 Art of Amsterdam Albert Godycki 14.30 City Interior 13 February Cities of Art 11.10 The Ideal City 12.15 Empty Spectacle a City in Decline 14.30 Luxury Exports 20 February Cities of Russia 11.10 Moscow Andrew Spira 12.15 St Petersburg new Capital of Russia Andrew Spira 14.30 The Hermitage 27 February Constantinople under the Ottomans 11.10 A Conqueror s Dream: Istanbul under Mehmet II and his Successors George Manginis 12.15 Sinan the Architect and his Imperial Foundations in 16th century Istanbul George Manginis 14.30 Orientalist Vision 13 March London after the Fire 11.10 Rebuilding the City 12.15 Hogarth and the Life of the City 14.30 City Spectacle Barbara Lasic 20 March Hapsburg Cities 11.10 Vienna 18th century 12.15 Ringstrasse 14.30 Munich Museum City 27 March Cities by Design 11.10 City Park Katie Campbell 12.15 Imperial Capital New Delhi Angus Lockyer 14.30 Shanghai Paris of the East Angus Lockyer 3 April Artist Mecca 11.10 Haarlem Albert Godycki 12.15 Bruges la Morte 14.30 School of Nancy 6 March Port City 11.10 Trieste 12.15 Naples 14.30 Liverpool: World Heritage Maritime City
Summer Term Programme & Dates: Art and the City Mondays, 24 April 17 July 2017 c1900 to early 21st century In the 19th century cities became rivals as centres for art. In Germany, for example, Munich sought to retain its ascendancy as the nation s cultural hub even after Berlin became Germany s political capital in 1871. By the end of the 19th century Paris had emerged as leader of the west s avant-garde, but this status would be contested over the course of the next century by other cities in Europe and America, including Milan, Berlin, New York and London. The 20th century city also became the focal point for new conceptions of human society, ranging between capitals of communist revolution, garden city utopias and dystopian science fiction fantasies. 20th century artists painters, sculptors, architects, photographers and film makers would play a leading role in defining these and other visions of the modern city. 24 April World of Work 11.00 Introduction 11.10 Urban Sublime 12.15 Glasgow 14.30 Industrial City Manchester Nicola Smith 1 May (bank holiday) 8 May Cities of the North 11.10 Krakow and a National Art for Poland Albert Godycki 12.15 Oslo, Munch and Expressionism 14.30 Architecture and Design in Helsinki Charlotte Ashby 15 May Floating World 11.10 Edo Monika Hinkel 12.15 City Life Paris Jo Rhymer 14.30 Floating Cities Barbara Lasic 22 May City of the Future 11.10 Futurist City: Milan 12.15 Constructivist Vision 14.30 New World Hub Chicago 29 May (bank holiday)
5 June Berlin 11.10 Capital of Prussia and Germany 12.15 Berlin early 20th century 14:30 Hitler s City 12 June New York, New York 11.10 City Rising 12.15 Art of New York 14.30 Art of Deco 19 June Paris Moderne 11.10 Deco Style 12.15 Heart of Surrealism 14.30 Paris under Occupation Patrick Bade 26 June Life in the City Yet 11.10 Postwar Tokyo Angus Lockyer 12.15 New Towns and Garden Cities: Milton Keynes Nicola Smith 14.30 S School of London 3 July Capital of the Avant Garde 11.10 MOMA 12.15 New York, Centre of the Art World 14.30 Architecture Post War Gregory Votolato 10 July City in Film 11.10 Imagining the City 12.15 Mean Streets 14.30 Film Set City 17 July Cities Now 11.10 New Visions Cities Green and Smart Mike Berlin 12.15 The Urban Crowd 14.30 The Decorated City The V&A reserves the right to alter the programme at short notice if circumstances make it necessary. If you are booking for a particular day please confirm the programme of the day with the V&A booking office a few days in advance.
Certificate Option The certificate option offers the chance to study the subject in greater depth. It is designed to suit both the returning student and those keen to attempt academic study for the first time. In recent years Certificate students have gone on to further study at, amongst others, the Courtauld Institute, Birkbeck and Christie s Education. The option involves 16 seminars throughout the year which take place on Mondays and begin promptly at 10.05. In these seminars, tutors cover topics complementary to the main programme and encourage students to participate in discussion. There are opportunities for: Studying objects in the V&A s collections Developing study skills: researching, essay writing, referencing and compiling bibliographies. Individual discussion with the course tutor Acquiring a reader s ticket for the National Art Library at the V&A Certificate requirements Up to 15 students will be accepted for the Certificate option. They will be required to: Attend at least 75 percent of the seminars Submit two object reports of 500 words each Submit two essays, one of 2,000, the other of 4,000 words. Upon satisfactory completion of these conditions, the V&A will award the Certificate. The course tutor is happy to discuss the certificate option with any potential student. Certificate tutors: Dr Course Fees 1950 per year, 1600 concessions 825 per term, 640 concessions 73 per day, 57 concessions 410 Certificate Option External visits may incur additional costs. How to Book Book online at www.vam.ac.uk/whatson or call 020 7 942 2211 Please note term tickets will be released 4 weeks before the start of each term and day tickets will be released 2 weeks before the start of each term. Full Fee applies to V&A Members, Patrons, students and senior citizens. Concessions are available to ES40 holders and registered disabled people. A carer may accompany registered disabled course students for free.