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ZHdK : a future for the arts : Zurich University of the Arts inaugural publication / edited by Hans-Peter Schwarz.

Contributor(s): Schwarz, Hans-Peter [editor.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Zurich : Scheidegger & Spiess, 2007Description: 352 pages (2 folded) : illustrations (partly colour) ; 32 cm + 1 sound disc (digital :4.75 in.) & 1 DVD (4.75 in.).Content type: text | text | two-dimensional moving image Media type: unmediated | computer | video Carrier type: volume | computer disc | videodiscISBN: 9783858817099 (hardback).Subject(s): Zur̈cher Hochschule der Kun̈ste | Art schools -- Switzerland -- Zurich | Arts -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Switzerland -- Zurich -- HistoryDDC classification: 707.1149457 Summary: What does the actor Bruno Ganz have in common with photographer Olaf Breuning, or film director Andrea Staka with dancer Kusha Alexi? Along with designer Adrian Frutiger and musician Anne-Sophie Mutter, they all studied atZurich s legendary art schools. In August 2007, these institutions, which were previously separated by discipline, merged to form one of Europe s most multifaceted and significant art education centers, Zurich University of the Arts. To mark its founding, "ZHdK A Future for the Arts" recounts the history of the previous schools, examines the importance of their well-known alumni, and sets forth ambitious goals for the newly formed institution.Richly illustrated and accompanied by companion CD and DVD in PAL format, this volume traces the history of Swiss art education and features perspectives that span the entire curriculum. "ZHdK A Future for the Arts "is not just a portrait of a single university, but a rendering of Swiss cultural history of the past fifty years."
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What does the actor Bruno Ganz have in common with photographer Olaf Breuning, or film director Andrea Staka with dancer Kusha Alexi? Along with designer Adrian Frutiger and musician Anne-Sophie Mutter, they all studied at Zurich's legendary art schools. In August 2007, these institutions, which were previously separated by discipline, merged to form one of Europe's most multifaceted and significant art education centers, Zurich University of the Arts. To mark its founding, ZHdK--A Future for the Arts recounts the history of the previous schools, examines the importance of their well-known alumni, and sets forth ambitious goals for the newly formed institution.
Richly illustrated and accompanied by companion CD and DVD in PAL format, this volume traces the history of Swiss art education and features perspectives that span the entire curriculum. ZHdK--A Future for the Arts is not just a portrait of a single university, but a rendering of Swiss cultural history of the past fifty years.

Audio CD and DVD contain: fragments from shows and productions, selections from concerts, films, plays, dance, performance and media art.

What does the actor Bruno Ganz have in common with photographer Olaf Breuning, or film director Andrea Staka with dancer Kusha Alexi? Along with designer Adrian Frutiger and musician Anne-Sophie Mutter, they all studied atZurich s legendary art schools. In August 2007, these institutions, which were previously separated by discipline, merged to form one of Europe s most multifaceted and significant art education centers, Zurich University of the Arts. To mark its founding, "ZHdK A Future for the Arts" recounts the history of the previous schools, examines the importance of their well-known alumni, and sets forth ambitious goals for the newly formed institution.Richly illustrated and accompanied by companion CD and DVD in PAL format, this volume traces the history of Swiss art education and features perspectives that span the entire curriculum. "ZHdK A Future for the Arts "is not just a portrait of a single university, but a rendering of Swiss cultural history of the past fifty years."

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Horizons of Art
  • Making Memory More Precise: 450 Years of Art Education
  • The Future of the Arts
  • The Zurich University of the Arts 2022: A Vision Rooted in Reality
  • The Department of Music, 2007-2015
  • In the Year 2017: Reflections on Design in a University of the Arts
  • The Department of Cultural Analysis
  • The Department of Performing Arts and Film: Drama
  • The Department of Dance: A Look at the Future
  • Film Training: Playground, Laboratory, and the Route to the Professional Job Market
  • Art School Without Condition: Art Education in Postindustrial Society
  • Notes on a Neglected Discussion
  • Art in the Here and Now of Higher Education: The Zurich University of the Arts' Centers of Production
  • Research Between the Arts
  • Under the Roof of Architecture: Building for Art Education in the Twentieth Century
  • Notes on a Piece of Unwritten Architectural History
  • ZHdK--7 Theses
  • The Structure of the Zurich University of the Arts
  • Visual Worlds
  • A universe of images with portraits and works of famous alumni of the institutions which now combine in the Zurich University of the Arts, reflecting its aura and atmosphere
  • A Universe of Arts (CD/DVD)
  • A selection from shows and productions of music, drama, media art, performance, and dance

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Hans-Peter Schwarz is the founding president of the new Zurich University of the Arts in Switzerland. He has taught art history and worked as a curator in Germany and Switzerland.