ART 55 — Modern Art
This course offers a comprehensive study of late-19th to late-20th-century art and architecture in Europe and the U.S. It looks at major movements including Post-Impressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Dada, the Bauhaus, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Minimalism. Students learn to understand the rise of the avant-garde and the meaning of abstraction, as they consider the content, form, and historical development of modern art.