Open Cal for MoCA School Fall 2024

The educational program within MoCA Skopje continues the educational discourse with a series of lectures and workshops titled “MoCA  School” under the mentorship of the artist Nikola Uzunovski. The program starts on October 17rd, with lectures every Tuesday and Thursday beginning at 8 PM (except, instead on Tuesday 5th November the lecture will be held on Wednesday 6th of November).

The lectures are free, but regular attending of the sessions and prior registration of the participants are recommended. All those interested can register by October 16th through the link: https://forms.gle/cR3KQajxJZasGApM9, with first and last name, profession and announcement whether they will follow the whole course or individual lectures.

The program aims to sharpen general education, knowledge and interest in visual, especially contemporary visual art. The program of “MoCA School” is aimed, first of all, at the students of the Faculty of Fine Arts, the students of History of Art and Archeology, the Faculty of Architecture, as well as the students who study design, fashion and anyone interested in the contemporary and have an affinity to get a sharper picture of art.

hematic lectures according to dates:

17/10/ 8 pm / Presentation of MоCA School – Introduction to the program, with brief presentation of the all the eight lectures that will be covered in the MoCA School; 

22/10/ 8 pm/ “Flight through time”  – In order to better understand contemporary art, a general knowledge of art history is needed, but this should be presented through the prism of contemporary art. For example: what impact did Michelangelo’s work have on the audience at the time it was created;

24/10/ 8 pm / “Art in the 20th century” – Better acquaintance with the art of the last century, through more examples and directions. In the last century there have been great changes in art, the influence of which is still present today. (Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol, Joseph Kossuth, Jeff Koons, Bruce Nauman, Jenny Holzer);

29/10/ 8 pm/ “The Transition Between the 20th and 21st Centuries” – The main artists and changes in the period in the 90s and the beginning of the 2000s. (Damien Hirst, Matthew Barney, Felix Gonzalez Torres, Tracey Emin);

31/10/ 8 pm/ “Art in the 21st Century” – Introduction to the main changes in 21st century art, presentation of the main themes, curators and selection of 20 of the most important artists from this period. (Olafur Eliasson, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Ai Wei Wei, Maurizio Cattelan, Tania Bruguera);

06/11/ 8 pm/ “Art Today” – Representation of the most current artists and works produced in the last 5 years that reflect the current issues of society today. (Tino Sehgal, Hito Steyerl, Forensic Architecture, Thomas Saraceno, Hiva K.);

07/11/ 8 pm/ “Contemporary Art in the Balkans” – Review of a selection of the most important artists from the territory of the Balkans present on the international scene. (Marina Avramović, Mladen Stilinović, N.S.K., Nemanja Cvijanović, Dan Perjovschi, Daniel Knorr, Adrian Paci, Selman Selma);

12/11/ 8 pm/ “Art in Macedonia” – Presentation of some of the most important artists from Macedonia active on the local or international scene. (O.P.A., Igor Toshevski, Nada Prlja, Jane Chalovski and Hristina Ivanoska, Velimir Zernovski);

14/11/ 8 pm/ “Systems of Art Production in the 21st Century” – Representation of culture production systems, the formal institutional and informal system, the most important institutions, exhibitions, curators, schools. (Venice Biennale, Documenta, Manifesta, Berlin Biennale, Tate Modern, Guggenheim, Prada Foundation. Independent Scene).