Courses Taught/Prepared to Teach (Web and In-Person)
Contemporary Art Since 1945
History of New Media Art
Contemporary Asian Art & Architecture
History of Japanese Art
History of Photography
History of Western Art 1600-Present
History of World Architecture Prehistory-1400
History of New Media Art
Contemporary Asian Art & Architecture
History of Japanese Art
History of Photography
History of Western Art 1600-Present
History of World Architecture Prehistory-1400
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Contemporary Art Since 1945
This course is an introductory survey of art in the West since World War II. It will address the ambitions and contexts of Abstract Expressionism, postwar European painting, Happenings, Fluxus, Situationism, Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Performance Art, Video Art, New Media Art, and more. Special attention will be paid to artists’ writings and to theories of modernism and post-modernism. This course will also introduce students to various critical approaches and historical models applied to the analysis of contemporary art (1945-present). It will train students in skills for viewing and writing about art in relationship to historical, social, cultural, and political concerns. Students who successfully complete this course will acquire the historical and critical tools necessary to recognize and contextualize the major artists, works, movements, and themes associated with contemporary art in Europe and North America.
History of New Media Art
This course is an introductory survey of “new media art,” an umbrella term that has come to encompass artworks made with, for, and about both analogue and digital technologies. It situates new media art practices in the broader context of modern and contemporary art history, the proliferation of mass media, globalization, and the incorporation of emerging technologies in art. The course begins with art historical precedents of new media art, continues with the “digital turn,” and concludes with a focus on 21st century practices. Students will engage with practices and movements including Video Art, Net Art, Game Art, Digital Photography, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Bio Art, and Social Media Art while exploring themes of globalization, online identities, hacktivism, and the “newness” of “new media.” This course will train students in skills for viewing and writing about art in relationship to historical, social, cultural, and political concerns. Students who successfully complete this course will acquire the historical and critical tools necessary to recognize and contextualize the major artists, works, movements, and themes associated with new media art around the globe.
This course is an introductory survey of art in the West since World War II. It will address the ambitions and contexts of Abstract Expressionism, postwar European painting, Happenings, Fluxus, Situationism, Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Performance Art, Video Art, New Media Art, and more. Special attention will be paid to artists’ writings and to theories of modernism and post-modernism. This course will also introduce students to various critical approaches and historical models applied to the analysis of contemporary art (1945-present). It will train students in skills for viewing and writing about art in relationship to historical, social, cultural, and political concerns. Students who successfully complete this course will acquire the historical and critical tools necessary to recognize and contextualize the major artists, works, movements, and themes associated with contemporary art in Europe and North America.
History of New Media Art
This course is an introductory survey of “new media art,” an umbrella term that has come to encompass artworks made with, for, and about both analogue and digital technologies. It situates new media art practices in the broader context of modern and contemporary art history, the proliferation of mass media, globalization, and the incorporation of emerging technologies in art. The course begins with art historical precedents of new media art, continues with the “digital turn,” and concludes with a focus on 21st century practices. Students will engage with practices and movements including Video Art, Net Art, Game Art, Digital Photography, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Bio Art, and Social Media Art while exploring themes of globalization, online identities, hacktivism, and the “newness” of “new media.” This course will train students in skills for viewing and writing about art in relationship to historical, social, cultural, and political concerns. Students who successfully complete this course will acquire the historical and critical tools necessary to recognize and contextualize the major artists, works, movements, and themes associated with new media art around the globe.
