ART 109 - History of Contemporary Art

    Recent Professors
    Alexandra L. Lyon, Ashley L. Gardini
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
    Class Size
    45 students
    Difficulty
    6.6Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    ESL 188 Survey of late modern and contemporary art from 1945 to the pres- ent day. Art will be discussed and analyzed from critical and historical perspectives, formal visual elements of style, social/cultural contexts, and changing scholarship. Students will learn to identify pivotal artists, styles, and techniques and to critically analyze art within its cultural framework. UC/CSU