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CS92PROD
Contemporary Art: 1960 to the Present
ARHA 253
Spring 2011
Section: 01  

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.

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.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ART
Course Format: LectureGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (AMST)(ARHA-MN)(ARHA)(ARST)
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

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