Art 73.10 - Art Theory and Criticism

Institution:

CUNY Brooklyn College

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Description:

3 hours; 3 credits Through readings, writing, museum visits, class discussion, and student presentations, students learn to interpret and analyze works of art through the different approaches of art history, art criticism, and art theory. Exploration of multiple perspectives on art across cultures and periods, including new materials and definitions of contemporary art. Topics include biography, formal analysis, iconography, social history, gender, race, psychoanalysis, modernism, post-structuralism. Prerequisite: Core Studies 2.1 or Art 1.3 or Core Curriculum 1.2; and three additional credits in art history courses.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brooklyn.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 951-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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