Toward contemporaneity: Thoughts about artistic education in the 90’s decade in Quito

Abstract

This article introduces a historical approach on college education in visual arts during the 90’s to explore the debates about contemporary art in the field of education. In the 90’s the discussion about contemporary art against modern endeavors emerged, causing a discussion    about contemporary art which developed certain artistic practices and institutional standpoints. In consequence during this decade arts’ college education showed the strain between training based on craftsmanship, and the students’ demand to access contemporary theories and references.

Keywords: art education, university, postmodernity, contemporaneity, nineties, Quito, FAUCE, CAV-PUCE