當代藝術具有快速更迭、複合媒材、跨領域之特性，近年來與科技接軌更是時代趨勢。
課程將以當代藝術的形式、內容、特性與當代藝術的新意象為主軸，分層介紹如下：
—形式:複合媒材/裝置/行動/新興媒體與數位技術…
—內容:以觀念藝術為前導,政治/性別議題/經濟…
—特性:
*快速更迭-新藝術可能性不斷出現/藝術家與藝術性快速被消費
*複合媒材-觀念先於技巧/現成物使用的成熟度
*跨領域-藝術也開始與舞蹈、戲劇、電影、音樂以及其他領域間交換養分
*與科技接軌-藝術欣賞與專業評論經驗法則因而改變/藝術家身分擴張/「無牆美術館」概念的實現
—當代藝術的新意象
*展場的突破-替代空間
*藝術的共構-策展人、藝術家、收藏體系
*期程展的推波助瀾

Contemporary art has the characteristics of rapid change, composite media and cross-domain. In recent years, it is the trend of the times to integrate with science and technology. The course will focus on the form, content, characteristics and contemporary imagery of contemporary art. The format is as follows:
- Form: Composite media / installation / action / emerging media and digital technology...
- Content: Guided by conceptual art , political / gender issues / economics ...
- characteristics: * rapid change - the possibility of new art continues to emerge / artist and artistic fast consumption * composite media - the concept of maturity prior to the use of skills / ready-made use * cross-domain - art also begin to collaborate with dance, drama, film, music and other fields* connect with technology
- New idea of art * Exhibition The breakthrough of the field - the alternative space * the co-construction of art - the curator, the artist, the collection system * the promotion of the biennales