Graduate Studies: Art
Courses: Spring 2011

Masters Project 1 (GSA-501)
Masters Project 2 (GSA-502)
Masters Project 3 (GSA-551)
Masters Project 4 (GSA-552)
Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, faculty
N/A, SD-1, 6 credits
These courses represent the required studio meetings with the Core and Adjunct
faculties for all Grad Art candidates from M1 to M4.

Masters Thesis 5 (AGA-601)
Masters Thesis 6 (AGA-651)
Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, faculty
N/A, SD-1, 6 credits
This course represents meetings and all other work done by Grad Art candidates from
M5 to M6 in development of their final shows and theses in conjunction with their thesis
committees.

Theories of Construction (AGA-506)
Cindy Bernard (01, T 2PM-5PM)
Tim Martin (02, T 2PM-5PM)
Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, Diana Thater (03, T 2PM-5PM)
SD-1, 3 credits
Concerned with the critiquing of student work. The object of the class is to develop,
through class analysis, a sense of the theoretical implications and foundations of the
work of each of the participants. Section placement assigned by the faculty.

Graduate Seminar (AGA-554)
Diana Thater, Stan Douglas, Jason Smith
T 7:30PM-10PM, LAT, 0 credits
This course is a visiting lecture series held in conjunction with the Graduate Fine Art
program. Guests include internationally recognized artists, critics, art historians,
architects, filmmakers, and writers from Los Angeles and around the globe. The course
is mandatory every term.

The Mother of All Workshops (NEW AGA)
Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, Diana Thater, Lita Albuquerque, Patti Podesta, Annette Weisser,
Walead Beshty, Stan Douglas
B-38, 6 credits
Section 01 Th 10AM-4PM
Section 02 F 10AM-4PM

The German Class (NEW AGA)
Annette Weisser, Karina Nimmerfall, Alice Konitz
M 12PM-3PM, LAT, 3 credits
In seven biweekly 4-6 hour sessions, the German Class will visit
important sites of contemporary German (and Austrian) culture in Los
Angeles, such as the Goethe Institut, the Schindler House, and the
Villa Aurora, where we will meet with current artists-in-residence.
Along a chronological timeline, we will look at how German and
Austrian exiles have influenced the culture of Los Angeles before and
during WW2 and how the transatlantic exchange of ideas on art has been
organized after the war. We will watch movies and documentaries, look
at how Los Angeles is reflected in the work of contemporary German
artists, hear lectures on Modernist Architecture, the history of
documenta and the Art Academy Düsseldorf, pay special attention to the
RAF and its reflection in film and art, and conclude with a
conversation on the contemporary art scene in Berlin.

Brand America: Andy Warhol
Jack Bankowsky, Bruce Hainley
W 5PM-8PM, SC-254, 3 credits
This is a survey of key matters Warholian as they continue to influence contemporary
culture and thinking. It will focus on looking, thinking about and reflecting upon art
objects and the systems they move in.

Thesis Prep (AGA-617)
Amy Gerstler
Th 4:30PM-6:30PM, SC-254, 3 credits
This course supports students in the development of their written theses. Students will
be required to submit their own writing and participate in group discussions. Required
for all 3rd through 6th term students.

 

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