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Picasso to Post-Modernism: Major Themes in 20th-Century Art
ARHA241 SP
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, et al., PRIMITIVISM, CUBISM, ABSTRACTION Selections from Rosalind Krauss, Benjamin Buchloh, Briony Fer
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:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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