Modern Art

4.0 credits

An introductory survey of art from 1850 to the present, with an emphasis on the rapid changes in form, format, and meaning in world art as it contends with modernity. Students will be introduced to the major movements (Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism), significant historical and intellectual developments (industrialization, revolution, war, decolonization, identity), and to the dazzling scope of modern art's media and geography—from painting to video; Harlem to Ashiya—by building on careful analyses of specific works, related primary materials, and the rich and diverse literatures that constitute the field.