The Teaching of Art Theory
The disciplinal reference fields in teaching and research are
• theory of art and aesthetics (especially theories of curating and deixis),
• cultural sociology (especially theories of institutionalizing art and culture),
• management theories based on the humanities and social sciences that aim for complex steering mechanisms,
• artistic practice.
In the strongly project-oriented teaching, curating is applied as a method of analyzing cultural phenomena; at the same time there is a sensitization for differences and transitions between scholarly and artistic strategies of selection, contextualization, presentation and creation of realities. Research and curating are thus closely related to one another. Together with students, the chair plans and organizes regular exhibitions (cf. the exhibition series "politics of research" in Berlin), cooperates closely with the Artsprogram (Ulrike Sheperd), stages the university music program (Joachim Landkammer) and cooperates with artists in its teaching (at the moment with Christoph Schäfer, Thomas Locher, Ines Schaber).
The research at the chair focuses on
theory of curating and exhibiting
art and the public
politics of showing
visual culture
art and ageing
art and emotions
popular culture and the culture of daily life
theory of entertainment
The teaching at the chair focuses on
management of culture
curating
aesthetics and the theory of art
theory of images
cultural organization
cultural theory
cultural philosophy
theory of sciences (especially of the humanities and cultural sciences)
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