20th Century Asian Art

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide and introduction to important themes and artists in Asian art history since the 20th century. It involves careful examination of modern and contemporary arts in Asia as visual culture. Building up the knowledge on general history of Asia, emphases are on early developments of photography, film, and various forms of fine arts, often in comparison with the practices in China, Japan, Korea, and South Asia. At the same time, the course will explore the post-1945 artistic engagement with political activism and identity politics. The course will include lectures and presentations, discussions of readings and videos.