Art-Arch 3892 - MODERN SCULPTURE: CANOVA TO KOONS

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Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

This course surveys sculpture in Europe and the United States from about 1800 to the present, with an emphasis on the period 1890-1980. A rapid traverse of Neoclassicism, Realism, and the rage for statuary in the later 19th century takes us to the work of Rodin and a more systematic exploration of developments in sculpture of the 20th century. Particular emphasis also is given to the work of Brancusi, Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp, Giacometti, Oppenheim, David Smith, Serra, Morris, Judd, Hesse, and Bourgeois. An important theme running through the course as a whole, from an age of nationalism and manufacturing to our own time of networks and information, is the changing definition of sculpture itself within its social and political context. We also explore various new artistic practices-video, performance, installations and body art, for instance-and interrogate their relationship to sculptural tradition and innovation. Prerequisite: Art-Arch 112 (Introduction to Western Art) or Art-Arch 211 (Introduction to Modern Art) or permission of instructor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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