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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Art History

111-415 Art and Theory in Paris, Matisse and Picasso

Note:

No student may receive credit for both this subject and 111-415 Art and Theory in Paris.

Credit Points:

16.7 4th year

Coordinator:

Dr Roger Benjamin

Prerequisite/s:

To have satisfied the entry requirements for Honours in Art History.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

A 2-hour seminar each week

Subject Description:

A research seminar investigating the two key figures of the pre-1918 avant-garde in terms of recent scholarship. Issues treated include the academic sources of radical art; the dealer-critic system; Fauvism and the Salon; nationalism, anarchism and art; literary thematics; expression and the body; and significations of cubism and collage.

Assessment:

Written work which may comprise class papers, essays, visual tests or take-home examinations totalling about 6000 words.
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