ARTH246

Focuses on the development of avant-garde art and culture in Europe and America from the last decade of the nineteenth century to the end of the second World War. Investigates the rise of Post-Impressionism and subsequent movements such as Symbolism, Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Dada, and Surrealism, among others. Also considers aesthetic shifts during the 1930s related to Fascist politics and the increased commercialization of art in mass media. Primary texts by artists and critics, selections from relevant theory and current art historical scholarship contribute to class discourse.