ARTH 120 — Modern and Contemporary Art History
3 cr. This History of Modern and Contemporary Art Survey Course is a study and evaluation of the development of Modern Art and Artists. We begin the course with the origins of Modernism, and the art and artists involved, and then move chronologically through time uncovering the evolution of influences, themes, traditions, and contradictions within historical, social, political, technological, and religious context. Class modules will include slide presentations, movie/film screenings, journaling and discussion, and writing exercises. Topics to be covered will include: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Expressionism, Social Realism and Regionalism, the Bauhaus and de Stijl, Dada and Surrealism, American Modernism, Minimalism, Pop Art, Conceptual Art, Environmental Art, Feminist Art, Photography, Modern and Postmodern Architecture, Video, and Computer Art and New Media. Prerequisite(s): none Corequisite(s): none