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History and Theory of Photography: Museum

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HUM-269: History and theory of photography

Le cours propose une introduction à l'histoire de la photographie à travers la présentation de dix notions clés, analysées dans leur développement historique du 19e au 21e siècle. ...

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This lecture covers the history and theory of photography, focusing on Henri Cartier-Bresson's work in Paris Match in 1955, the 'modernist' approach to photography, and key exhibitions like the Eugène Atget exhibition at MoMA in New York. It also explores the art of appropriation in photography from the 1970s to the 1980s, featuring works by artists such as Erik Kessels and Richard Prince. The lecture delves into the significance of the 'painting form' and 'table form' in photography, showcasing how artists like Sherrie Levine and Michael Mandiberg have reinterpreted and reproduced iconic photographic works.

Instructor

Olivier Lugon

Teaching & PhD Courses History and theory of photography HUM-269 The class offers an introduction to the history of photography trough the presentation of ten key notions, analysed historically from the 19th to the 21st century. Picture history I HUM-418 The class proposes to examine Expo 64, the Swiss National Exhibition held in Lausanne in 1964, inviting students to conceive a critical reimagining of the event in the context of a hypothetical seventh Swiss national exhibiti

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Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. In art, the term "painting" describes both the act and the result of the action (the final work is called "a painting").

History painting

History painting is a genre in painting defined by its subject matter rather than any artistic style or specific period. History paintings depict a moment in a narrative story, most often (but not exclusively) Greek and Roman mythology and Bible stories, opposed to a specific and static subject, as in portrait, still life, and landscape painting. The term is derived from the wider senses of the word historia in Latin and histoire in French, meaning "story" or "narrative", and essentially means "story painting".

Modernism

Modernism is a philosophical, religious, and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new forms of art, philosophy, and social organization which reflected the newly emerging industrial world, including features such as urbanization, architecture, new technologies, and war. Artists attempted to depart from traditional forms of art, which they considered outdated or obsolete.

Photography

Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating s by recording light, either electronically by means of an , or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed in many fields of science, manufacturing (e.g., photolithography), and business, as well as its more direct uses for art, film and video production, recreational purposes, hobby, and mass communication. Typically, a lens is used to focus the light reflected or emitted from objects into a real image on the light-sensitive surface inside a camera during a timed exposure.

History of painting

The history of painting reaches back in time to artifacts and artwork created by pre-historic artists, and spans all cultures. It represents a continuous, though periodically disrupted, tradition from Antiquity. Across cultures, continents, and millennia, the history of painting consists of an ongoing river of creativity that continues into the 21st century. Until the early 20th century it relied primarily on representational, religious and classical motifs, after which time more purely abstract and conceptual approaches gained favor.

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