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Academic Year 2003/2004

Art of the 20th Century
ARHA 250 SP

This course focuses on painting and sculpture from Cubism to the present in Europe and America with special attention to stylistic revolutions from 1910 to 1920, the retreat from the image and contemporary modes of expression.

MAJOR READINGS

D. Ashton, THE NEW YORK SCHOOL
I. Sandler, THE TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN PAINTING
R. Smithson, THE WRITINGS OF ROBERT SMITHSON
F. Coalpitt, MINIMALISM
C. Harrison and P. Wood, ART IN THEORY 1900-1990

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Mid-term, final exam; one paper, 5-7 pages.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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