ARTH 6423 - Art Since Mid-Century

This course covers developments in art and visual culture from the mid-20th century to the present covering artistic developments such as Neo-Dada, Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Postmodernism, and Multiculturalism. This course will put the work of these artists into a broader cultural, historical, social, and political context. We will examine various discourses that shaped the art of the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, i.e. the impact of the mass media, the Cold War, the rise of the civil rights movement and the women’s liberation movement, and the increasing globalization of culture. Slide lecture and discussion.