Art and Criticism Since 1945

3 units

An examination of artistic and critical production in the U.S. and Europe from the end of World War II to the present. Artistic developments such as abstract expressionism, minimalism, pop, and conceptualism will be studied within their social and political context. Lectures and readings will address the historical and theoretical construction of modernism with special attention to issues of identity formation and institutional practices. Prerequisite, Art-Arch 211 or permission of instructor. :