Dada and Surrealism. A survey of the crucial artistic and intellectual concepts developed by the Dadaists and Surrealists. This lecture course will examine the problems explored by Dada, in the personalities of Duchamp, Arp, Schwitters, Ernst and the Berlin Dadaists, and will briefly consider the influence of these artists on the later art of this century. The lectures will cover the Dada and Surrealist work in painting, sculpture, happenings, environments and film. All students will take a midterm and a final examination and do a project or a paper.
Reading includes a general text as well as reading in two or three appropriate paperbacks.
Art of India. Hist. of Art 103 or permission of instructor. The Art of India is a course designed for students with little knowledge of Indian art. S.C. Welch's The Quest for Krishna will be used. When possible the course will take advantage of nearby exhibitions.