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Irina Adina Bucan

Assistant Professor, Adjunct

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Bio

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Film Video, New Media, and Animation, Contemporary Practices (2006). BSc in Geology and Geophysics, 1995, Bucharest Universit; BFA, 2001, MFA, 2002, University of Arts, Bucharest; MFA, 2004, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Exhibitions: Gwangju Biennale; Reina Sofia National Museum, Madrid; Jeu de Paume, Paris; Kunstforum, Vienna; Venice Biennale, Kunst-Werken, Berlin; Museum of Contemporary Art, Szczecin, Poland; Prague Biennale; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Festivals: Impakt Panorama, Utrecht; Rotterdam Film Festival; Polis Adriatic Europe Festival; Documentary Film Festival, Moldova. Awards: Cite des Arts, Paris; UNESCO-ASCHBERG Bursaries for Artists. Bibliography: Flash Art; Kunstforum; Arhitext; Trends in Romania After 1989.

Courses

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Description

This seminar consists of weekly lectures, colloquia, and studio visits. Students are expected to arrive with completed and semi-completed works and be prepared to make and re-make new works throughout the summer sessions. A wide variety of readings chosen by faculty will guide discussions that concentrate on problems concerning methods of artmaking, distribution, and interpretation. Readings will include examples drawn from the emerging category of conceptual writing as well as crucial art historical texts, literature, and poetry.

Class Number

1212

Credits

4.5

Description

Students in their final residency enroll in Thesis Studio: Public Presentation, a two-part course that guides students through their thesis presentation that will be given in the Sullivan Galleries during the MFA Thesis Exhibition. The first portion functions as a seminar, during which students learn about historical modes and forms of the Artist?s Talk and prepare for their own presentations. The second portion of the course consists of the thesis presentations themselves, a culminating statement in the form of a public talk delivered to the entire graduating cohort along with visiting artists and SAIC faculty.

Class Number

1215

Credits

1.5