| Unit name | Modern Art 1900-2000 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HART20142 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Ms. Tricha Passes |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of History of Art (Historical Studies) |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit introduces students to main works, theories and issues of twentieth-century art.Topics to be covered include: the rise of Modernism as a theory and a practice; Matisse and Expressionism; Cubism and its relation to theories of autonomy; the emergence of abstract art and its theory; art and the Russian revolution; Dada and the idea of anti-art; Surrealism and the politics of liberation' Abstract Expressionism in America; Pop art and consumerism; Conceptual art; the end of art and its theory.
