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Summer 2024  |  ARTH 3464 Section 001: Art Since 1945 (87220)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
First Half of Term
 
06/03/2024 - 06/28/2024
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 10:00AM - 01:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 140
Enrollment Status:
Open (6 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
The end of the Second World War is commonly understood as a watershed moment in art history when the center of western art shifted from Paris to New York and the old tradition of art academies and annual salons disappeared once and for all. It is a moment that sees dramatic changes in who artists are, how they are trained, what kind of art they make, and the audiences to whom they appeal. This course surveys U.S. and European art history from 1945 to the present so that students gain a thorough understanding of the social, political, and economic forces that contributed to the development of significant art movements including abstract expressionism, pop art, and minimalism, as well as key modes of artmaking including painting and sculpture, happenings, installations, video, earthworks, and participatory art. The course also trains students in philosophies of art and tracks the dramatic changes in aesthetics over the period. Primarily a lecture course, students' historical knowledge is assessed through two in-class examinations in which they identify, compare, contrast, and think critically about works of art. In addition, students practice discipline-specific research skills by compiling an annotated bibliography and writing short papers that rigorously examine primary sources.
Class Description:
This course will provide a broad overview of U.S. and international art movements since 1945. We will begin with a survey of the Depression-era artistic climate, and then move on to analysis of the postwar art of the 1940s and 1950s, with particular focus on Abstract Expressionism and the tenets of modernism as defined by Clement Greenberg. We will then explore the way in which following generations of artists, engaged with phenomenological, poststructuralist, and feminist philosophy, and interested in the intersections of art, consumer culture, and politics, began to develop alternative objectives for art making in the 1960s and 1970s. We will end with a survey of the debates, theories, and practices associated with postmodernity that have dominated the art world since 1980.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Class Participation
30% Short Paper Other Grading Information:
Exam Format:
Essay
Class Format:
50% Lecture
5% Film/Video
25% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
5% Field Trips
5% Guest Speakers
Workload:
50-60 Pages Reading Per Week
5 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/87220/1245
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 November 2015

Spring 2022  |  ARTH 3464 Section 001: Art Since 1945 (66454)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 5
Enrollment Status:
Open (44 of 45 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Broad chronological overview of U.S./international art movements since 1945. Assessment of critical writings by major theoreticians (e.g., Clement Greenberg) associated with those movements. Theoretical perspective of postmodernism.
Class Description:
This course will provide a broad overview of U.S. and international art movements since 1945. We will begin with a survey of the Depression-era artistic climate, and then move on to analysis of the postwar art of the 1940s and 1950s, with particular focus on Abstract Expressionism and the tenets of modernism as defined by Clement Greenberg. We will then explore the way in which following generations of artists, engaged with phenomenological, poststructuralist, and feminist philosophy, and interested in the intersections of art, consumer culture, and politics, began to develop alternative objectives for art making in the 1960s and 1970s. We will end with a survey of the debates, theories, and practices associated with postmodernity that have dominated the art world since 1980.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Class Participation
30% Short Paper Other Grading Information:
Exam Format:
Essay
Class Format:
50% Lecture
5% Film/Video
25% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
5% Field Trips
5% Guest Speakers
Workload:
50-60 Pages Reading Per Week
5 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66454/1223
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 November 2015

Spring 2021  |  ARTH 3464 Section 001: Art Since 1945 (65669)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (45 of 46 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Broad chronological overview of U.S./international art movements since 1945. Assessment of critical writings by major theoreticians (e.g., Clement Greenberg) associated with those movements. Theoretical perspective of postmodernism.
Class Description:
This course will provide a broad overview of U.S. and international art movements since 1945. We will begin with a survey of the Depression-era artistic climate, and then move on to analysis of the postwar art of the 1940s and 1950s, with particular focus on Abstract Expressionism and the tenets of modernism as defined by Clement Greenberg. We will then explore the way in which following generations of artists, engaged with phenomenological, poststructuralist, and feminist philosophy, and interested in the intersections of art, consumer culture, and politics, began to develop alternative objectives for art making in the 1960s and 1970s. We will end with a survey of the debates, theories, and practices associated with postmodernity that have dominated the art world since 1980.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Class Participation
30% Short Paper Other Grading Information:
Exam Format:
Essay
Class Format:
50% Lecture
5% Film/Video
25% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
5% Field Trips
5% Guest Speakers
Workload:
50-60 Pages Reading Per Week
5 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65669/1213
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 November 2015

Fall 2019  |  ARTH 3464 Section 001: Art Since 1945 (20580)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 230
Enrollment Status:
Open (53 of 60 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Broad chronological overview of U.S./international art movements since 1945. Assessment of critical writings by major theoreticians (e.g., Clement Greenberg) associated with those movements. Theoretical perspective of postmodernism.
Class Description:
This course will provide a broad overview of U.S. and international art movements since 1945. We will begin with a survey of the Depression-era artistic climate, and then move on to analysis of the postwar art of the 1940s and 1950s, with particular focus on Abstract Expressionism and the tenets of modernism as defined by Clement Greenberg. We will then explore the way in which following generations of artists, engaged with phenomenological, poststructuralist, and feminist philosophy, and interested in the intersections of art, consumer culture, and politics, began to develop alternative objectives for art making in the 1960s and 1970s. We will end with a survey of the debates, theories, and practices associated with postmodernity that have dominated the art world since 1980.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Class Participation
30% Short Paper Other Grading Information:
Exam Format:
Essay
Class Format:
50% Lecture
5% Film/Video
25% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
5% Field Trips
5% Guest Speakers
Workload:
50-60 Pages Reading Per Week
5 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20580/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 November 2015

Fall 2018  |  ARTH 3464 Section 001: Art Since 1945 (21312)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 150
Enrollment Status:
Open (33 of 60 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Broad chronological overview of U.S./international art movements since 1945. Assessment of critical writings by major theoreticians (e.g., Clement Greenberg) associated with those movements. Theoretical perspective of postmodernism.
Class Description:
This course will provide a broad overview of U.S. and international art movements since 1945. We will begin with a survey of the Depression-era artistic climate, and then move on to analysis of the postwar art of the 1940s and 1950s, with particular focus on Abstract Expressionism and the tenets of modernism as defined by Clement Greenberg. We will then explore the way in which following generations of artists, engaged with phenomenological, poststructuralist, and feminist philosophy, and interested in the intersections of art, consumer culture, and politics, began to develop alternative objectives for art making in the 1960s and 1970s. We will end with a survey of the debates, theories, and practices associated with postmodernity that have dominated the art world since 1980.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Class Participation
30% Short Paper Other Grading Information:
Exam Format:
Essay
Class Format:
50% Lecture
5% Film/Video
25% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
5% Field Trips
5% Guest Speakers
Workload:
50-60 Pages Reading Per Week
5 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21312/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 November 2015

Fall 2017  |  ARTH 3464 Section 001: Art Since 1945 (36037)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Broad chronological overview of U.S./international art movements since 1945. Assessment of critical writings by major theoreticians (e.g., Clement Greenberg) associated with those movements. Theoretical perspective of postmodernism.
Class Description:
This course will provide a broad overview of U.S. and international art movements since 1945. We will begin with a survey of the Depression-era artistic climate, and then move on to analysis of the postwar art of the 1940s and 1950s, with particular focus on Abstract Expressionism and the tenets of modernism as defined by Clement Greenberg. We will then explore the way in which following generations of artists, engaged with phenomenological, poststructuralist, and feminist philosophy, and interested in the intersections of art, consumer culture, and politics, began to develop alternative objectives for art making in the 1960s and 1970s. We will end with a survey of the debates, theories, and practices associated with postmodernity that have dominated the art world since 1980.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Class Participation
30% Short Paper Other Grading Information:
Exam Format:
Essay
Class Format:
50% Lecture
5% Film/Video
25% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
5% Field Trips
5% Guest Speakers
Workload:
50-60 Pages Reading Per Week
5 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/36037/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 November 2015

Spring 2016  |  ARTH 3464 Section 001: Art Since 1945 (67594)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016
Mon, Wed, Fri 09:05AM - 09:55AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 255
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Broad chronological overview of U.S./international art movements since 1945. Assessment of critical writings by major theoreticians (e.g., Clement Greenberg) associated with those movements. Theoretical perspective of postmodernism.
Class Description:
This course examines artists, artistic movements and aesthetic theories dominant since the end of WWII when Western modernist artistic production, influenced by global capital, shifted to the United States. The course considers the relationship between the post-war ascendancy of the U.S.--economically, politically, and militarily--and the debate about nationalism in art. It looks at how art and the role of the artist are challenged by the contradictory demands for both social critique and profit. It questions the relationship between what Cornel West has called "the end of the age of Europe, " postcolonialism, multiculturalism, and the globalized art market. Students broaden and clarify their understanding of modernism and postmodernism. They read both an historical survey text and from a collection of primary texts on art theories of the period. Classes are structured around course readings and lectures.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Class Participation
30% Short Paper Other Grading Information:
Exam Format:
In class portion and take-home essay portion.
Class Format:
70% Lecture
30% Discussion
Workload:
50-60 Pages Reading Per Week
5 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67594/1163
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 November 2015

Summer 2014  |  ARTH 3464 Section 001: Art Since 1945 (89335)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
First Half of Term
 
06/16/2014 - 07/11/2014
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 09:05AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 278
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Broad chronological overview of U.S./international art movements since 1945. Assessment of critical writings by major theoreticians (e.g., Clement Greenberg) associated with those movements. Theoretical perspective of postmodernism.
Class Description:
This course will provide a broad overview of U.S. and international art movements since 1945. We will begin with a survey of the Depression-era artistic climate, and then move on to analysis of the postwar art of the 1940s and 1950s, with particular focus on Abstract Expressionism and the tenets of modernism as defined by Clement Greenberg. We will then explore the way in which following generations of artists, engaged with phenomenological, poststructuralist, and feminist philosophy, and interested in the intersections of art, consumer culture, and politics, began to develop alternative objectives for art making in the 1960s and 1970s. We will end with a survey of the debates, theories, and practices associated with postmodernity that have dominated the art world since 1980.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: Participation and attendance will affect the final grade
Exam Format:
Essay
Class Format:
50% Lecture
5% Film/Video
25% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
5% Field Trips
5% Guest Speakers
Workload:
175 Pages Reading Per Week
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/89335/1145
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
14 May 2008

Spring 2013  |  ARTH 3464 Section 001: Art Since 1945 (64700)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Mon, Wed, Fri 09:05AM - 09:55AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 430
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Broad chronological overview of U.S./international art movements since 1945. Assessment of critical writings by major theoreticians (e.g., Clement Greenberg) associated with those movements. Theoretical perspective of postmodernism.
Class Description:
This course examines artists, artistic movements and aesthetic theories dominant since the end of WWII when Western modernist artistic production, influenced by global capital, shifted to the United States. The course considers the relationship between the post-war ascendancy of the U.S.--economically, politically, and militarily--and the debate about nationalism in art. It looks at how art and the role of the artist are challenged by the contradictory demands for both social critique and profit. It questions the relationship between what Cornel West has called "the end of the age of Europe, " postcolonialism, multiculturalism, and the globalized art market. Students broaden and clarify their understanding of modernism and postmodernism. They read both an historical survey text and from a collection of primary texts on art theories of the period. Classes are structured around course readings and lectures.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Class Participation
30% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: Second midterm
Exam Format:
In class portion and take-home essay portion.
Class Format:
70% Lecture
30% Discussion
Workload:
50-60 Pages Reading Per Week
12 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64700/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
14 May 2008

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