ART 310 - Contemporary Art

(3 cr) A history of art in the 20th and 21st centuries with special emphasis on artists and artwork of the 21st century. A study is made of the history and philosophy of the various movements, their origins and growth, and the relationship of their development to contemporary culture and thought. Through writing intensive exercises, papers, and tasks students begin to comprehend the move from representation to abstraction to art as a form of cultural critique. Previously numbered ART 204. Prerequisites: ART 103  or ART 104.