Online lecture: About aesthetics in art and ethics in contemporary art
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What makes us think a work of art is beautiful? What makes us think a work of art is ugly? And what does beauty have to do with contemporary art?
Aesthetics is about beauty and taste. We can have aesthetic experiences anywhere – in nature, on a trip or through art. It can be in the form of a beautiful sunrise, a powerful landscape or a painting by a skilled artist. But why do we find some things aesthetically pleasing and others we don’t? Why do we think a Greek marble statue or a painting by Rembrandt are beautiful works of art? Why doesn’t the contemporary art which we encounter in museums correspond to our expectations of what art is? What is contemporary art and why is it the way it is today?
We’ll discuss these and many more questions during this lecture with the aim of trying to attain a greater understanding of modern and contemporary art. It’s a standalone sequel to the lecture that was held at the museum on 15 November, and you can participate regardless of whether you attended or not.
The lecturer is Stefie Goudaki, art historian and curator at the Art Museum in Skövde.
The lecture will take place online on Zoom.
Click here to get to the link where the lecture will take place.
About
The goal of The Nordic Watercolour Museum is to study watercolour technique from today’s point of view and contemporary art. The majority of our exhibitions have a contemporary anchoring and in our collection the emphasis is on artists who are active today. Therefore, during winter 2022/2023, we invite you to take part of lectures on contemporary art.
Read more about the museum's collectionContact
Simone Frankel, simone.frankel@akvarellmuseet.org