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ART 345-01, Contemporary Art, Fall 2011
King, Elliot
King, Elliot
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Abstract
The objectives of the course are: (1) to enhance student knowledge of the major works, artists, and movements of
western art since 1945; (2) to integrate these works of art within the broader social and intellectual history of the
period; and (3) to help students develop their skills in visual analysis, image identification, and historical
interpretation.
Among the issues we will examine are: the revival of political art in the late 1960s; the differences between
modernism and postmodernism; the emergence of feminist strategies in representation; the rejection of the art object,
and of the culture industry; the ongoing dialogue between modern art and mass culture; the return of history painting
in the early 1980s; and the emergence of different voices in the art world in the past generation.
Art 345 is the final course in a three-part sequence designed to trace the development of the visual arts in the west
since the eighteenth century. Though the emphasis of the course is on the visual arts, the ideas examined are
applicable to courses covering the same chronological period in film studies, history, languages, and philosophy. This
is an intermediate level course with no prerequisites. Art 345 is a combination lecture and discussion course.
N.b., Although we will attempt to adhere as closely as possible to this syllabus, details are subject to change.
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This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.