ONLINE COURSES
Impressionism to Conceptualism: 1860 to 1980 What makes Modern Art modern? And what does the art of artists like Picasso and Warhol reveal about the time period? How did artists react against the tenets of modernism? This course investigates these questions and more while surveying a century of art, architecture and design. It begins with Édouard Manet and the Impressionists, explores the elegance of Art Nouveau, the scandals of Marcel Duchamp, the rise of post-war American art and concludes with the dawn of Contemporary Art. Through online lectures, lively discussion, image research and brief weekly writing assignments students explore styles such as Cubism and Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and Pop, and bring to life the careers of greats such as Matisse, Le Corbusier, Rauschenberg and Judd, whose creativity transcended the boundaries of trends and movements. Students will have weekly lectures, be expected to actively participate in course discussions, and complete short writing assignments over the six week period.
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