Contemporary Art: 1960 to the Present
ARHA 253
Fall 2011
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This course explores the terms of debate, the key figures, and the primary sites for the production and reception of contemporary art on a global scale since 1960. Students will learn how today's art has become more heterogeneous, contradictory, and dispersed than ever before; there is no cohesive international "art world." At the same time, we will explore the ways in which cultures influence each other and enter into dialogue through the transnational work habits of many contemporary artists, curators, and critics. The course will be divided roughly into two halves: the first part will treat art produced primarily in the major cities of North America and Europe from the 1960s through the 1980s; the second part will focus on the changes prompted by the political, social, and cultural realignments that occurred after 1989, as today's globalizing art world began to take concrete form. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Intercultural Literacy, Interpretation
Students will learn how to analyze, contextualize and evaluate artworks across diverse media towards understanding their meaning(s) within contemporary global culture.
Students will be introduced to a wide array of contemporary art from around the world. A primary aim will be to understand the complex intercultural relationships that emerge within processes of globalization and post-colonialism.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(ARHA-MN)(ARHA)(ARST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Michael Archer, ART SINCE 1960 (London: Thames & Hudson, 2002)
Amelia Jones, ed., A COMPANION TO CONTEMPORARY ART SINCE 1945 (Oxford: Blackwell, 2006)
Zoya Kocur and Simon Leung, eds., THEORY IN CONTEMPORARY ART SINCE 1985 (London: Blackwell, 2004)
Julian Stallabrass, CONTEMPORARY ART: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004)
Other required essays will be posted online.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Exhibition review
Research paper
Midterm exam
Final exam |
| Instructor(s): Dumett,Mari Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: DAC100; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 8 | JR major: 8 | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 7 | JR non-major: 7 | SO: 5 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 10 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 8 |
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