Modern Art and Modern World

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This course will explore the development of modern art, primarily the art of Europe and the United States, from the late 18th to the mid-20th century. Tracing key art movements and the careers of significant artists from the U.S. and diverse European cultures, including France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and the Netherlands, this course will not only examine innovations in style, materials, technique, subject matter, and theory in modern art history, but will also analyze issues related to the rise of new social classes, cross-cultural interactions among these classes, gender and race, industrialization and technological development, as well as changes to the urban environment and the development of popular culture in modern society. Through the examination of artists' responses to technological, cultural, social, and political changes, this course will explore the emergence and development of modernity and modernism in European and American art. Visits to the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) will form an integral part of the course. Counts as a CAS Global & Cultural Diversity course.