760-231 Radicalism in Visual Art

Formerly available as 760-231 Radicalism in 20th Century Art. Students who have previously completed Radicalism in 20th Century Art are not eligible to enrol in this subject. A minimum of 80% attendance at lectures and seminars is required for assessment in this subject. BA students may credit this subject to an Art History major.

For BCA students 12.5 points of interdisciplinary subjects at first year level or equivalent. For BA students 12.5 points of first year art history subjects.

Lecture topics and subject content will be selected from the following: Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; Joris-Karl Huysmans, Symbolism and the Theories of Mario Praz and Carlo Lentricchia; Antoni Gaudi and Alternative Architecture; Albert Gleizes, Jean Metzinger, Pablo Picasso and Cubism; Tristan Tzara and the Dadaist Spirit of Revolt; Andre Breton, Surrealism and the Psychology of the Imagination; Art and the Impact of Photography; Clement Greenburg, Kitsch and Pop Art; Jackson Pollock, Carl Jung and Abstract Expressionism; Feminism and Frida Kahlo; Francis Bacon and Existentialism; Irving Goffman and the Sculptural Tableaux of the 1970s.

• research through competent use of library and other information sources, and through defining areas of enquiry and methods of research;

• demonstrate time management, independent organisational and planning;

• communicate knowledge in oral, written and or/creative form.

Written work equivalent to 4000 words comprising an essay of 2000 words 60% (due at the end of semester), a seminar class presentation of 30 minutes duration comprised of a verbal presentation 10% together with a written synoptic paper of 1,500 words 20% (both of which are due in class through individual negotiation), and regular attendance and satisfactory participation in tutorials and workshops 10%. Minimum 80% attendance (hurdle requirement).