Contemporary trends in the perspective of historical parallels, their origins, stylistic changes and artistic innovations from the school of Paris to the present.
Art is related to changing social and political situations.
To acquaint students with the developments in art which run parallel with shifts in political events and societal values, demonstrating that Art is a reflection of life around it, and, importantly, to provide them with an opportunity to glimpse the latest astonishing experiments in a wide range of new media, thus further deepening appreciation and understanding of our own times and the future and eliciting more sophisticated responses to problems and changes. To develop as profound and lasting a love of beauty as possible. See course format. Slides or video by instructor.