Contemporary Art

Scramble for Africa, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA

HA 550 / 567

Prof. David Cateforis

Tuesdays & Thursdays
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
SMA 211

Instructor Profile
Doris Salcedo, Untitled

Contemporary Art

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. The course explores contemporary artists' engagement with such themes as the body, identity, politics, spirituality, ecology, technology, time, globalization, and social justice.