Fine art pedagogy after modernism: a case study of two pioneering art schools

Houghton, Nicholas (2014) Fine art pedagogy after modernism: a case study of two pioneering art schools. Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education, 13 (1). pp. 7-18. ISSN 1474-273X

Creators:
Houghton, Nicholas
Description/Abstract:

This article is about changes in fine art pedagogy that took place at two North American institutions: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design from 1967 and California Institute of the Arts from 1970. At these, a radical, new paradigm of art pedagogy came to be developed, which has had widespread ramifications. This placed an emphasis on criticality, information and interdisciplinary practice rather than self-expression, formalism and media-specific instruction. It began as an onslaught on modernism, commodification and traditional art practice and discourse. However, through bringing process and enquiry to the fore, this paradigm came to accommodate work in any medium, whether traditional or not, provided it could be explained and justified. Although some aspects of these institution's pedagogy, such as their formal assessment regimes, would seem very unfamiliar today, in general the pedagogy they developed has come to dominate fine art courses throughout the world. By providing this historical account, it is intended that the present day context is brought into sharper focus.

Item Type:
Article
Official URL:
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Arti...
Date:
7 April 2014
Identification Number:
10.1386/adch.13.1.7_1
Schools:
School of Further Education
Depositing User:
Dr Nicholas Houghton
Date Deposited:
13 Oct 2014 09:51
Last Modified:
01 Mar 2022 08:45
URI:
https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/1893

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