ARH 5073 ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART
This seminar will examine the history of contemporary art from the 1970s to the present. The course will focus on developments in painting, sculpture, installation, photography, and digital art, with an emphasis on art producing in Europe, The United States, and Asia. Through course readings, students will examine the different theoretical and critical models through which contemporary art has been interpreted. Topics to be explored include: conceptual art, feminist art, post-modernism, post-medium art, globalism and current tendencies in the 21st century. Prerequisite: One Art History course or permission of instructor.