Art Appreciation · Semester 2 Outline
Art Appreciation · Semester 2 · previous: Semester 1 Plan
Spring 2027 (roughly Feb 22 – Jun), mixed G11 and G12. This semester moves from reading images to the structures of the art world — patronage, markets, and visibility — and closes on the Atlas Book capstone, which is also your Semester 2 End-of-Term piece. There is no sit-down mock exam for this course.
Unit sequence (U5–U14)
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| U5 | Patronage and the Contract of Belief |
| U6 | Film: La Chimera |
| U7 | Design of Attention |
| U8 | Visibility, Criticism and the Public |
| U9 | Galleries and the Primary Market |
| U10 | Auctions and the Secondary Market |
| U11 | Fairs, Media, Prizes and the Visibility Economy |
| U12 | Shanzhai |
| U13 | How to Make It as an Artist |
| U14 | Capstone: the Atlas Book |
The five Semester 2 majors
The teaching-week slots below (T4, T7, etc.) will be matched to calendar dates and confirmed in class.
| Major | Slot |
|---|---|
| Rhetoric Breakdown | T4 |
| Pitch Package v1 | T7 |
| Catalog Entry | T9 |
| Career submission packet | T12 |
| Atlas Book (capstone = S2 EoT) | T16 |
Semester notes
- There is no external paper and no mock exam. The whole semester builds toward the Atlas Book, your capstone and End-of-Term piece.
- Qingming week (Qingming falls Mon 2027-04-05, but the holiday date floats): a free Atlas-Book production block.
- May Day (roughly 05-01 to 05-05): revision and Atlas-Book production only.
These spring dates may shift when the school publishes the calendar for that period.