ART 109

Modern Art

Presented as the cultural episode that began with the emergence of the avant-garde in mid-nineteenth century Paris and ended in the middle of the twentieth century with WW II and the beginning of the postmodern era: from Realism, the birth of photography, and Impressionism through the high modernist movements associated with the international School of Paris, including Fauvism, Cubism, Constructivism, Dada, and Surrealism. It concludes with post-WW II expressions, including Abstract Expressionism.

Units: 3.0