Modernism in Art and Design

• • The Birth of the Avant Garde
  • The Machine Age
  • The Arts And Crafts Movement
  • Urban Utopia
  • Surrealism/Dada
  • The Russian Avant Garde
  • Primitivism
  • Women And Modernism
  • The Death Of The Avant Garde?
  • Critics

You are recommended to have completed the following subjects(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this subject:

• CUR-VIS18-Introduction to History of Art and Design

Others

You must have a high level of proficiency in the English language and competent essay writing skills.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Explore the theoretical perspectives that underpin developments in modernism in art and design in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Gain an understanding of the shifts in the production of visual culture that led to the emergence of Modernism. Examine the notion of the Avant-garde, technological change, the ideals of utopia, the Modernist myths of Primitivism, Surrealism, Futurism and feminist re-appraisals of Modernism.

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• Essay 1 (40%)
• Essay 2 (45%)
• Test (15%)

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