

“The Evolution of Machinic Intelligence,” diagram for the same-titled seminar by Dr. Matteo Pasquinelli (© Matteo Pasquinelli)


“Suspicious Body,” performance by Mira Hirtz (© Mira Hirtz, HfG Karlsruhe)


“reciprocal turn,” publication and event platform by Mira Hirtz and Johanna Ziebritzki (© Mira Hirtz and Johanna Ziebritzki, HfG Karlsruhe)


“Die Anstoß e. V.,” initiative by Lisa Kuon and Norina Quinte (© Die Anstoß e. V., HfG Karlsruhe)
The Department of Art Research and Media Philosophy teaches the historical and theoretical foundations of the arts and media on a broad basis.
In close exchange with the practical departments, the members of the study programs continue to think about current social developments and explore new fields of design and research together.
Unlike traditional art history studies, the Art Research courses at HfG Karlsruhe offer a more methodical than purely historical approach to the field. The focus is on modern and contemporary art as well as on aesthetic theory. The department is also open to the aesthetic phenomena emerging beyond art, such as the imagery of the mass media and the consumer phenomena.
In the study of Media Philosophy, in addition to teaching the subject’s traditional knowledge, current forms of media production are also explored and tested in social and political context. The affiliation with Philosophy courses at a university of arts and design offers students the chance to analyze and practice philosophy in an artistic way. In cooperation with students of Media Art or the design courses, theory can easily be translated into real-life projects. By cooperating with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Heidelberg, the study programs at HfG have been significantly extended.
Since the study program is similar in structure to the former Magister programs at these universities, students have the freedom to develop their own personal study profile. A PhD program is also offered in the fields of Art Research and Philosophy.
Professors
Academic Assistants
Student & Final Projects 2017/18
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KW 2017/18
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VOSS
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In Vitra Veritas – Museum Marketing and Communication Strategies in the Digital Age
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KW 2017/18
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Articulations of Consumption – Feminist Perspectives in Art from the 1960s to 1980s
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KW 2017/18
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Critical Zones
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KW 2017/18
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Snow in Venice – The Photographic Work "Venetian Blind" by Artist Michael Snow Between Self-Portrait, Selfie and Concept Art
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KW 2017/18
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Excursion to the Human Brain Project
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KW 2017/18
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#opensourcepraying
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KW 2017/18
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Visualizing Complexity
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KW 2017/18
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Grid Books – Dimensions of the Grid in Sol LeWitt’s Art Books
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Student & Final Projects 2016/17
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KW 2016/17
Image-Plural – Multiple Forms of Image in Contemporary Photography
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Dissertation by Bettina Dunker
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KW 2016/17
Heidegger’s Seam
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Excerpt from J. King, “Heidegger’s Seam”, in Kronos Philosophical Journal, Volume VI (2017): 102-105.
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KW 2016/17
TellTales
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Talks by Jandra Böttger, Johanna Ziebritzki
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KW 2016/17
Operational Portraits – An Illustrated History of Identifiability
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Dissertation by Roland Meyer
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KW 2016/17
Linden
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Free project by Gloria Hasnay
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KW 2016/17
The Evacuation of Chaos – Zero Between Linguistic Images of Purity and the Visual Language of Order
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Dissertation by Dirk Pörschmann
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KW 2016/17
Documenta in the making
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Master's thesis by Hanne König
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KW 2016/17
Hans Sedlmayr’s Art History – A Critical Study
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Dissertation by Maria Männig
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