Contemporary Art and Criticism
Art from Abstract Expressionism in the 1940s and '50s, through Pop, Minimalism, and the various "neo-" and "post-" styles of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century will be examined, via slide lecture, art criticism of the times, and discussion. Course readings will consist of articles and reviews by critics from Clement Greenberg to Dave Hickey, Roberta Smith and others. The purpose of the class is to bring students to a basic understanding of the variegated world of contemporary art and the critical thinking attendant to it. 3 hrs. lect.