KAB370 Contemporary Art: Critical Practices

This advanced unit is focused on independent practice and critical engagement with current theoretical and philosophical contexts in contemporary art. Creative and critical practices in contemporary art are interwoven, combining content, form and process with deep understandings of historical and emergent cultural contexts. In this unit, professional-ready practices are developed through independent and adaptable learning frameworks and praxical approaches that foster formal experimentation and conceptual innovation. In-depth research and analysis of relevant topics, issues and debates in the expanded field of contemporary art and culture, frame the substantial development of your chosen independent practice.

Unit information

Unit code: KAB370
Faculty: Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
School/Discipline: Visual Arts
Study area: Creative industries
Credit points: 12

Dates and locations

Teaching period	Dates	Locations
Semester 1, 2027	22 February 2027 - 19 June 2027	Kelvin Grove

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Previous study requirements

Prerequisites: 60cp of completed KAB% or KVB% units
Assumed knowledge: Independent practice with portfolio of artworks/ critical writing (eg. KAB250, KAB260); developed knowledge of relevant historical and theoretical contexts in contemporary art.

Guide to previous study requirements

Prerequisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have completed these prerequisite units (or have credit, advanced standing or exemption for them), or be able to demonstrate that you have equivalent background knowledge.
Anti-requisites: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these anti-requisite units.
Co-requisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have already completed these co-requisite units, or you must enrol in them at the same time.
Equivalents: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these equivalent units.
Assumed knowledge: We assume that you have a minimum level of knowledge in certain areas before you start this unit.

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