ARTS 2DEurope and the United States from Post-Impressionism to the Present
Fall 2007
"Arts 2D. Term Paper"
8:30 – 10:10 a.m. MW, Room AT120
Instructor: Yael Karmi
E-mail: yaelkarmi@gmail.com
Office Hours: Wednesday 10:15-11:15 a.m. in room AT120
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is a survey of major artistic trends from the late nineteenth century through the present in Europe and Northern America. Artistic movements and periods such as Post-Impressionism, Expressionism, Early Abstraction, Dada, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptualism, Postmodernism, and Contemporary art will be discussed. The course will focus on analyzing the images, objects, and works of architecture as well as understanding the contributions of individual artists, and the changing cultural contexts in which they worked.
GENERAL METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
The material will be presented through the use of slides, lectures, videos, discussions, and readings. Participation is an important requirement for this class.
REQUIRED TEXT:
Arnason, H. H. History of Modern Art (5th Edition). Prentice Hall, 2003.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
Chipp, Herschel. Theories of Modern Art. University of California Press, 1996.
Weintraub Linda. Art on the Edge and Over. Art Insights, Inc. 1996.
Hopkins David. After Modern Art: 1945-2000. Oxford University Press. 2000.
GRADING:
Midterm exam - 50 points
Final exam - 60 points
Term paper - 50 points
Class participation - 40 points
Total: 200 points (=100%)
Extra credit - 12 points
EXAMINATIONS:
The exams will include material from both the lectures and the required reading. Makeup exams are given after the final exam and only for compelling documented reasons, for circumstances that are beyond your control.
TERM PAPER:
This assignment will require a visit to a local museum, and will consist of a formal analysis of a piece of art. The details will be discussed in class.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance, midterm exam, final exam, and term paper are all required in order to complete the course. Otherwise, an incomplete or failing grade will result.
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic honesty. A student shall not receive credit for work that is not the product of his or her own effort. If you are caught cheating during an exam your paper will be taken away from you and you will be asked to leave. Similarly, plagiarism in your paper will not be tolerated.
Cell phones and pagers must be turned off during class
Schedule*
September 24 Introduction to the course
Read Chapter One: The Sources of Modern Art
September 26 Read Chapter Two: Realism, Impressionism, and Early Photography
October 1 Read Chapter Three: Post Impressionism
October 3 Read Chapters Five and Six: Art Nouveau and the Origins of Modern Sculpture
October 8 Read Chapters Seven and Eight: Fauvism and Expressionism
October 10 Read Chapter Ten: Cubism
October 15 Read Chapter Eleven: Futurism, Abstraction in and de Stijl
October 17 Read Chapter Thirteen: Dada
October 22 Read Chapter Fifteen: Surrealism
October 24 Read Chapters Four, Twelve, and Sixteen: Modern Architecture
October 29 Modern Architecture
Review for exam
October 31 Midterm Exam
November 5 Read Chapter Nineteen: Abstract Expressionism
November 7 Read Chapter Twenty-One: Pop Art
November 12 Veterans Day – No Class
November 14 Read Chapter Twenty-Two: Post Painterly Abstraction, Op Art, Minimalism
November 19 Read Chapter Twenty-Four: Conceptual Art, Performance Art and Video
November 21 Feminist Art, Process Art, Land Art, Art and Racial Politics
November 26 Term Paper Due
November 28 Read Chapter Twenty-Five: Postmodernism in Architecture
December 3 Read Chapter Twenty-Six: Appropriation, Neo-Expressionism, Graffiti and Cartoon, Installation
December 5 Read Chapter Twenty-Seven: Art of the Late 20th c. and Early 21st c.
Review for exam
December 10 Final Exam
· This schedule is tentative and may change as we progress through the course
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