ARHA241

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ARHA241

Picasso to Post-Modernism: Major Themes in 20th-Century Art ARHA241 SP

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times	POI	Prereq
1	40	0	Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM;	No	No

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999 )

This course considers the visual arts (painting, photography, sculpture) in Europe and America and their relationship to politics, mass culture, and history. Special emphasis will be on the problematics of figuration, the idea of the avant-garde, the body, cultural and sexual difference and modes of artistic production.

MAJOR READINGS

Course packet.
Harrison, etl al., PRIMITIVISM, CUBISM, ABSTRACTION
Selections from Clement Greenberg, Roger Frye, Molly Nesbit,
Rosalind Krauss, Benjamin Buchloh

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

One short writing assignment (3-4 pages), a mid-term exam, and a final exam.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ART

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Kessler, M; Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1; Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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