ART 4CA3 - 20th Century and Contemporary Art Practices: How Artists Think, Act and Engage

3 unit(s)

The course will study the provocation of early to mid-20th century manifestos (e.g. the viral impact of futurisms in Europe, Eurasia and Japan; the post-colonial/cultural cannibalism of the Manifesto Anthropophagi and post-1960 Tropicalia; the Angry Penguins and Antipodean Manifesto; Refus Global). Will also study enactments and interrogative strategies in a post-1950 global view (e.g. from Mono-ha and Fluxus, to Aboriginality).
Seminar (two hours); one term
Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III or IV of an Honours program in Studio Art or Art History
Cross-list(s): ART HIST 4CA3
This course is administered by the Studio Art program.