With a theoretical basis, this master’s degree provides a broad and shared formation between the main domains of reflection and theorization of the contemporary artistic field, within the spirit of the Faculdade de Belas-Artes’ scientific area of Sciences of Art and Heritage, focusing on the actuality of traditional discourses on art (History of Art, especially Modern and Contemporary, Art Criticism, Aesthetics) and on the theoretical problems raised by the curatorship of contemporary art.
Offering a broader initial platform, mobilizing an articulated reflection of the theories of the visual arts in general, the master’s degree develops into a convergent structure directed to the following areas of expertise: Art Criticism, Artistic Curation, History of Art and Aesthetics.
The idea is to articulate the information of competences to areas of research that students can integrate. The course units, which define the courses internal branches of specialization, frame the contemporary modes of thinking and the mechanisms that involve the art system, especially the contemporary one. In this sense, curatorship is not only explored here in the more technical line of museography, but as an enabling content of multiple practices.