ARTH-352 Chinese Visual Culture, 1850-Present: From Modernization to Globalization
Examines the radical transformations in Chinese visual culture in the post-Mao era (1976-present): painting and calligraphy, sculpture and photography, installation and performance art. Topics include the impact of transnational forces of cultural and economic globalization, artistic expressions of cultural identity, historical memory, personal subjectivity and voice independent of the official government line, the rise of a Chinese avant-garde movement, art after Tiananmen, and the place of contemporary Chinese art within a global perspective .
Writing-Intensive (18)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
154, 293 or consent of instructor.
Offered
Fall