Information Package / Course Catalogue
Contemporary Art in Turkey After 1960
Course Code: RES530
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To be able to read contemporary works of art by discussing the art environment that developed in Turkey after 1960 through works and artists, by examining Current Art Activities.

Course Content

Modern, contemporary and current concepts, art and counterculture movements after 1960, art scene in Turkey and the world in the 1960s, art after 1960 (1970-1980-1990-2000), Contemporary art and new trends in Turkey in the 1960s.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the changes or developments created by interaction areas in art.
2.Ability to evaluate the effects of the political and cultural environment on works of art.
3.To be able to follow the transition from the traditional environment to new trends in art after 1960.
4.Being able to recognize artists and their productions and evaluate the art environment.
5.To be able to analyze a work of art according to its period.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Duben, İpek, Seksenlerde Türkiye'de Çağdaş Sanat : Yeni Açılımlar, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yay., İstanbul, 2008.
2.Koçak, Orhan, Modern ve Ötesi (Elli Yılın Sanatına Kenar Notları), İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2009.
3.Tansuğ, Sezer, Çağdaş Türk Sanatı, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2003.
4.Çalıkoğlu, Levent, Çağdaş Sanat Konuşmaları 1, Yapı Kredi Yay., İstanbul, 2005.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction and introduction of the purpose of the course / The art scene from the 1960s / First exhibitions and art galleries
Week 2 - Theoretical
Social transformations and cultural changes in Turkey in the 1960s
Week 3 - Theoretical
Changes in Art in Turkey in the 1960s
Week 4 - Theoretical
1960s and New Trends in Art
Week 5 - Theoretical
Social transformations and cultural changes in Turkey in the 1980s
Week 6 - Theoretical
Changes in Art in Turkey in the 1970s
Week 7 - Theoretical
1970s and New Trends in Art
Week 8 - Theoretical
Changes in Art in Turkey in the 1980s- midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Changes in Art in Turkey in the 1980s
Week 10 - Theoretical
1980s and New Trends in Art
Week 11 - Theoretical
Changes in Art in Turkey in the 1990s
Week 12 - Theoretical
Changes and new trends in Art in Turkey in the 1990s
Week 13 - Theoretical
Social transformations and cultural changes in Turkey in the 2000s.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Contemporary Art: Discussion and Concepts- final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Reading53540
Midterm Examination1527
Final Examination1628
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-5
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PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
5
5
3
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
4
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
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