Understanding Contemporary Art: The Essential Guide to New Art and New Media
X03.8656
/ $370
SPRING 2010
Continuing Education:
Arts Programs
Explore the often rapid shifts in contemporary art, from conceptual and performance art to digital and video work. This course surveys art from 1960 to the present with an eye toward the underlying ideas and theories. Discuss major aesthetic trends, such as minimalism; genres, including new media; and the complex issues facing the art world today. These issues include the role of the contemporary art museum and curator; the influence of critics; the evolution and sheer number of art fairs, biennials, and galleries devoted to contemporary art; and the risks and rewards inherent in collecting new work.
Non-evaluative course; no grades issued.
Related Subject Areas: Art History, Art Appraisal
Course Materials
Section 1
Thursday 7:00pm-8:40pm
March 25 - May 13
8 Sessions
Instructor:
Lauren Marinaro
Location: Woolworth Building, 15 Barclay
