Modern Art, 1880-1940 credit:

3 Hours

How did artists reconceive how art looks and functions in response to social, political, and technological changes accompanying modernization in Europe from 1880 to 1940? Topics include the avant-garde, the relationships between modernism and “primitivism,” pure abstraction, responses to war and political upheaval, modern design, and realism. Although primarily focused in Europe, we also touch on related modern movements in Japan, Mexico, and the United States. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Humanities - Lit & Arts