Seminar: Contemporary Art

CAS AH 596

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASAH111 & CASAH112) and two courses at the 200-level or higher, or consent of the instruct or. - Rotating topics in art, criticism and theory since 1960. Examines major themes such as formalism, minimalism, conceptual art, the neo-avant-garde, art and politics, postmodernism and globalization in their social and political contexts. Topic for Fall 2024: Seminar: German Art since 1989. Explores German art since reunification in 1989-91. Examines cultural and political legacy of East/West division and analyzes artists’ responses to German colonial history and migration in the context of contemporary debates about national identity.