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Sotheby's Institute of Art Semester Study: Arts of Asia

Location: England: London

Term: Spring

Dates: 23 January - 11 May, 2012

Sotheby's Institute of Art

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30 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury London, WC1B 3EE England

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Description

This course explores in survey fashion the artistic products of the leading religions and philosophies of Asia, from Islam, Hinduism, Jainism and early Buddhism in India, Southeast Asia and the Islamic World, to Daoism, Confucianism, Shinto and Mahayana Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan.

Focusing on sculptural and architectural work, the course offers students introductory yet intensive object-based study. It also provides associated contextual learning, investigating themes such as court life of the Indian and Persian sultanates and the Mughals; civil and military East Asian court life; and the European opening-up of trade with China and Japan from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.

The course concludes with a review of contemporary art and its markets in India, Iran, Southeast Asia, China and Japan.

This course can be taken as a prelude to the MA in East Asian Art, but it is also an ideal introduction to the subject of Asian art in its own right.

Highlights

The course culminates in a study visit to European collections.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education

High School

Cost in US$:

14,000

Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

Includes travel in England and a fieldtrip to Europe.

Credit Available

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Independent living

Participants Travel to England

Independently

Application Process Involves
  • In-Person Interview when Feasible
  • Resume
  • Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is
2 weeks
Post Services Include
  • Alumni Network
  • Job and Internship Network
Sotheby's Institute of Art's Mission Statement

For forty years, Sotheby's Institute of Art has been preparing students for distinguished careers in the international art world. Today, Sotheby's Institute of Art comprises academic centres in London and New York. Its international focus reflects a commitment to interactive hands-on education that draws creatively upon the resources of important art centres worldwide.

Year Founded

1968

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