HA 337

This course surveys the dynamic developments in art practice worldwide since the 1980s, highlighting innovations in such mediums as painting, photography, sculpture, installation, performance, video, and social practice. Following the structure of our core text, Themes of Contemporary Art: Visual Art After 1980, the course will be organized thematically, including the following sections: Identity, The Body, Time and Memory, Place, Language, Science, and Spirituality. Within these themes, we will encounter artists grappling with issues of technology,  globalization, and social and ecological justice.