ART 424 - The Real and the Fictive in Contemporary Art

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Reed College

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Full course for one semester. It could be argued that in the broadest sense the modern conception of the aesthetic is predicated on a degree of fictiveness, that is to say, the acknowledgment that the work of art stands somewhere outside the realm of everyday experience. Yet throughout the history of modernism, and in particular the history of late-20th-century art, artists have repeatedly and productively blurred this boundary. This course will attempt to chart the various ways works of art have engaged with external reality, as both literal documents and imaginative artifacts, in an effort to construct an innovative paradigm for understanding modern and contemporary artistic practice. Assigned readings will emphasize theoretical approaches to the subject, to which students will bring relevant case studies to serve as examples and challenges to the models provided in the assigned texts. Prerequisite: two art history courses at the 300 level. Not offered 2009-10.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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