107-131 Art History B: Twentieth Century Art

Formerly available as 107-019/111-110. Students who have completed 107-019 or 111-110 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

This subject explores the relationships between art, artist and audience by examining four major themes in 20th century art: the artist as genius (creativity, originality, and the cult of genius); the artist and patron (public and private, church and state, collectors and dealers); art as institution (museums, tourism, publications, web sites, cultural appropriation); and the artist and the critic (changing theories of art, the rise and fall of reputations, the reception of art, the critic today). On completion of the subject students should have an understanding of the history of visual forms and basic skills in visual analysis, and an understanding of the principal methods of analysis employed in the discipline of art history.

Written work totaling 4000 words, including a 1-hour visual test of 1000 words.

A subject reader will be available.