This subject is an introduction to the broad tenets of the discipline of art history within the context of a survey of modern art. This survey incorporates the major movements within Western Art from the late nineteenth century until the 1930s. Issues pertaining to notions of modernism and modernity are also covered by this subject. This subject surveys various movements and themes within modern art from the 1920s to the 1990s.
Emphasis is placed on techniques of visual analysis and on art historical methods.
Students are introduced to a number of the major works, practitioners, and theorists of the period, and gain an overview of various political and economic conditions pertinent to the period.