This course examines the evolution of public art and public spaces through art and related literature from the late 19th century to the present. You discuss the development of the public space through the themes of art, architecture, gender, and the use of space to express political or social power. The course examines the urban world as the context for public art, and interprets how people act, experience, and create for urban spaces. You also look at how contemporary cinema and film theory comments on the development of the modern and postmodern public space, including how these spaces are represented on film. The instructor, an authority on contemporary art issues, uses slide-illustrated lectures, film screenings, and selected readings, and leads group discussions on the themes of urbanism, gender, art, and film to create an interdisciplinary understanding of this urban space and public art and architecture.
Enrollment is limited.
She is a contributing writer and editor for national and international publications.