ZHdK-A Future for the Arts

by Schwarz, Hans-Peter

• ISBN13: 9783858817099
• ISBN10: 3858817090
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-15
• Publisher: Scheidegger Und Spiess Ag Verlag

Summary

What does the actor Bruno Ganz have in common with photographer Olaf Breuning, or film director Andrea Staka with dancer Kusha Alexi? Along with designer Adrian Frutiger and musician Anne-Sophie Mutter, they all studied at Zurich's legendary art schools. In August 2007, these institutions, which were previously separated by discipline, merged to form one of Europe's most multifaceted and significant art education centers, Zurich University of the Arts. To mark its founding,ZHdKA Future for the Artsrecounts the history of the previous schools, examines the importance of their well-known alumni, and sets forth ambitious goals for the newly formed institution. Richly illustrated and accompanied by companion CD and DVD in PAL format, this volume traces the history of Swiss art education and features perspectives that span the entire curriculum.ZHdKA Future for the Artsis not just a portrait of a single university, but a rendering of Swiss cultural history of the past fifty years.

Author Biography

Hans-Peter Schwarz is the founding president of the new Zurich University of the Arts in Switzerland. He has taught art history and worked as a curator in Germany and Switzerland.

 

 

Table of Contents

Horizons of Art

Making Memory More Precise: 450 Years of Art Education

The Future of the Arts

The Zurich University of the Arts 2022: A Vision Rooted in Reality

The Department of Music, 2007-2015

In the Year 2017: Reflections on Design in a University of the Arts

The Department of Cultural Analysis

The Department of Performing Arts and Film: Drama

The Department of Dance: A Look at the Future

Film Training: Playground, Laboratory, and the Route to the Professional Job Market

Art School Without Condition: Art Education in Postindustrial Society

Notes on a Neglected Discussion

Art in the Here and Now of Higher Education: The Zurich University of the Arts' Centers of Production

Research Between the Arts

Under the Roof of Architecture: Building for Art Education in the Twentieth Century

Notes on a Piece of Unwritten Architectural History

ZHdK--7 Theses

The Structure of the Zurich University of the Arts

Visual Worlds

A universe of images with portraits and works of famous alumni of the institutions which now combine in the Zurich University of the Arts, reflecting its aura and atmosphere

A Universe of Arts (CD/DVD)

A selection from shows and productions of music, drama, media art, performance, and dance

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