ARTH 006. Contemporary Art

This course takes a focused look at European and American art from 1945 to the present, a period during which most conventional meanings and methods of art were challenged or rejected. Beginning with the brushstrokes of abstract expressionism and continuing through to the bitmaps of today’s digital art, we consider the changing status of artists, artworks, and institutions. Emphasis will be placed on critical understanding of the theoretical and historical foundations for these shifts.
Humanities.
1 credit.
Eligible for GMST, DGHU
Catalog chapter: Art History
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/art

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