MRes (Masters of Research) Art: Exhibition Studies
Extended full time: average three days per week over two years
An exciting and singular postgraduate course launching in 2011 at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, MRes Art: Exhibition Studies will engage in art historical research from the perspective of contemporary art exhibitions, their display and their curatorial strategies. Exhibitions, as the contexts in which artworks are first accessed by different publics, constitute the key critical moments in an artwork’s trajectory, and the MRes Art: Exhibition Studies programme will provide groundbreaking analysis of the factors and processes that shape such occasions. The course is aimed at graduate or professional applicants with a committed interest in art and art theory, research and curatorial practice; however, students from a broad spectrum are encouraged to apply.
MRes Art: Exhibition Studies will be directly tailored to individual interests and strengths. It will be led by Charles Esche, co-editorial director of Afterall at Central Saint Martins in London and director of the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven. As writer, critic and co-curator of exhibitions such as the 2005 Istanbul Biennial and the 2002 Gwangju Biennial, Esche has a broad experience in exhibition practice and theory. He will be joined by his colleagues at Afterall, including Melissa Gronlund, Pablo Lafuente and Lucy Steeds, and international practitioners in the field of art and exhibition making. Students will have the opportunity to further their work through involvement in dedicated research and publishing projects, such as the Exhibition Histories book series, which Afterall publishes in association with the Van Abbemuseum and with the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.
MRes Art: Exhibition Studies is part of a new Postgraduate Art Programme at Central Saint Martins, a college of the University of the Arts London, which also includes MA Fine Art, MA Art and Science, MA Photography, MRes Art: Moving Image and MRes Art: Theory and Philosophy.
Successful applicants will benefit from study at Central Saint Martins, one of the most prestigious art institutions in the world. The course will be based at King’s Cross, the college’s new campus in Central London, providing unrivalled exposure to an illustrious faculty dedicated to a broad range of art and design disciplines.
For more information on the Postgraduate Art Programme or this MRes in particular please visit: http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/courses/mres-art-exhibition-studies/
