Through this completely online TECH Postgraduate certificate, you will develop advanced skills to manage curatorial projects and lead cultural initiatives that promote intercultural dialogue”

Contemporary Art is a multifaceted field that reflects the social, cultural, economic and political transformations of today's world. As such, in an environment where physical and cultural boundaries are diluted, this discipline becomes a crucial tool for understanding and questioning the ethical challenges of our time. In this way, Contemporary Art transcends the traditional limits of creation and criticism, addressing complex issues such as colonialism, climate change and social inequalities. 

Furthermore, increasing cultural globalization has given rise to an artistic scene characterized by interconnection and diversity. According to the United Nations, cultural industries contribute more than 3% of the world's GDP and generate around 30 million jobs, highlighting their importance in economic and social development.

In view of this situation, TECH has designed this Postgraduate certificate with which the professional will develop a critical and deep understanding of Contemporary Art in its Global dimension, exploring its historiographical decentralization, the contributions of colonial theory and the conceptual turns that have transformed current artistic practices. In addition, they will analyze phenomena such as international biennials, cultural representation policies and new cartographies from the Global South, acquiring tools to interpret and actively participate in the dynamics of the contemporary art scene. 

As it is a 100% online university program, students will have the flexibility to access the content at any time of the day, allowing them to balance their work and personal responsibilities with their academic development. This educational experience, backed by the innovative Relearning methodology and a teaching team of international renown, guarantees an excellent education that will enable professionals to excel in a dynamic and demanding sector. 

Become an expert and boost your professional future by taking this exclusive Postgraduate certificate”  

This Postgraduate certificate in Contemporary Art in the Global Context contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts with a deep knowledge of contemporary artistic theory, criticism and production 
• The graphic, schematic and eminently practical contents with which it is conceived gather scientific and practical information on those disciplines that are indispensable for professional practice 
• Practical exercises where the process of self-assessment can be used to improve learning 
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies  
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments 
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection 

You will have access to a 100% online methodology that will allow you to balance your responsibilities while developing key skills to excel in a constantly evolving sector” 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the field who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to prepare for real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this purpose, students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

You will delve into emerging cultural movements, such as dissident counter-mapping, exploring emblematic cases from Latin America to Asia"

You will explore key issues such as the politics of cultural representation and the rise of museums in globalized contexts"

This university program offers a comprehensive overview of the main debates, methodologies and practices of Contemporary Art in the Global Context. Through a critical approach, professionals will address issues such as historiographical decentralization, cultural representation policies and the impact of decolonial theory. In addition, they will analyze key phenomena such as artivism and ecological challenges, providing them with the tools to understand and actively participate in the dynamic global art scene. 

You will delve into innovative artistic practices such as conceptualism and artivism in an international framework" 

Module 1. Contemporary Art in the Global Context 

1.1. Chronologies and Terminologies in Global Art 

1.1.1. From Mundialization to Globalization: The Dismantling of the Center-Periphery Framework and the Decentralization of the Historiography of Contemporary Art 
1.1.2. Methodological Approaches: From World Art Studies to Global Art Studies 
1.1.3. From Multiculturalism to Interculturality: Critical Contributions from Third Text and Art in America 

1.2. Decolonial Theory from the Global South 

1.2.1. Precedents of Decolonial Thought in the Caribbean: Caribbean Thought, Theory of Blackness, and the Anti-Colonialism of Franz Fanon 
1.2.2. Contributions from the East: Orientalisms, Homi Bhabha and the Third Space, Subaltern Studies and Hybridization 
1.2.3. New Cartographies of Decolonial Language from Latin America: The Colonial Matrix of Power and Visuality 

1.3.  Debates from Global Exhibitions: Curating Difference 

1.3.1. Vision of Latin American art from Euro-American Modernism: North American Exhibitions from the 1930s to the 1970s 
1.3.2. The Global Village of Contemporary Art. The Exhibition “Magiciens de la Terre” by Jean-Hubert Martin (1989) and the Paradigm Shift of Global Curatorship 
1.3.3. “L’Effet-Magiciens: The Case of the Exhibitions Art of the Fantastic (1987), Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries (1990), Mito y Magia en América (1991), Latin American Artists of the twentieth Century (1993) 

1.4. Cultural Representation Policies in Contemporary Art 

1.4.1. Multiculturalism and Identity in the 1970s: Chicano Art as a Case Study 
1.4.2. Neo-Mexicanism in the Pictorial Return of the 1980s 
1.4.3. Neo-Conceptualisms in the 1990s. Gabriel Orozco: Identity, Globalization and the Market 

1.5. Transnational Institutions in the 1990s: From Biennials to Museum Franchises 

1.5.1. The Biennial Effect and Latin America on the International Scene: The São Paulo Biennial and the 3rd Havana Biennial 
1.5.2. Transnational Institutions, Globalized Biennials and Franchises 
1.5.3. The Asian Giant, the Museum Boom and Cultural Districts 

1.6. Artistic Practices and Critical Debates in the Global South 

1.6.1. Geopolitics and New Cartographies of Language from Visual Studies 
1.6.2. Artistic Practices in the Tricontinental Space and Transnational Cultural Networks: Groups and Mail Art 
1.6.3. The Conceptual/Conceptualist Debate: Conceptualisms from the Global South 

1.7. The Social Turn and the Relational Turn in Contemporary Art  

1.7.1. International Precedents: The Cases of Tucumán Arde, the Siluetazo, C.A.D.A. 
1.7.2. Relational Art of the Global Nineties: From Rikit Tiravanija to Santiago Sierra  
1.7.3. Site-Specific Practices, Activism and Decentralized Artivism: Colectivo Enmedio, Grupo Etcétera, Raqs Media Collective 

1.8. The Turn of Memory and the Archive in Contemporary Art 

1.8.1. Art and Memory in Contemporary Art: Alfredo Jaar, Kader Attia, Krzysztof Wodiczko 
1.8.2. Art and Archive. Aby Warburg's “Memory Effect” and the Curatorial Re-Reading of Georges Didi-Huberman. The Atlas Group as a Case Study 
1.8.3. Memorials, Monuments and Artistic Practices in the Crisis of History: From Black Lives Matter to Rhodes Must Fall 

1.9. The Ethnographic Turn and the Geographical Turn in Contemporary Art 

1.9.1. The Ethnographic Turn and the Artist as Ethnographer 
1.9.2. Dissident Geographies and Global Structures in Contemporary Art: Geo-Aesthetics and Border Thinking. Guillermo Gómez-Peña and The Border Art Workshop 
1.9.3. Counter-Cartographies from the Global South: Bouchra Khalili and Forensic Architecture 

1.10. The Ecological Turn in Contemporary Art 

1.10.1. Questioning the Anthropocene. The Otolith Group as a Case Study 
1.10.2. Decolonizing Nature: a Focus from the Global South 
1.10.3. Anti-Colonial Fictions, Speculations and Futures Against the End of the World 

A unique training experience, key and decisive to boost your professional development"