Focus on: art and maps

From 1930s Surrealist collages, to the “psycho-geography” of the 1950s, right through to the GPS and mobile phone technology of today, artists have used maps to question how we experience space, along with how it is organised and represented by society. This course examines art from the start of the twentieth century right up to the present, including Fluxus, Land Art and contemporary Digital Media practices. We encounter artists who’ve worked with maps to explore identity, mobility and to uncover deeper social and political structures.
The course is structured around lectures and class discussions exploring relevant concepts and historical questions.