ART 111 - History of Contemporary Art

    Recent Professors
    Thomas Folland
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    5.6Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None. Recommended: Self-placement into ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGLISH 101) or E.S.L 110.
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    This course examines Western art and its relationship to social, political, and economic aspects of modern society from World War II to the present. It considers artistic responses to new intellectual trends and disciplines, the rise of the Civil Rights and Feminist movements, innovations in technology, various stylistic movements, as well as methodological approaches to analysis of the subject will be considered. Students will master art historical and artistic vocabulary, and will learn to perform visual analysis of compositions of painting, sculpture and other forms of visual art.