15.1: Overview
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What You’ll Learn To Do: Examine Contemporary art and its artists.
In Module 15 we will continue to examine Contemporary art. We will look at how artists like Hirst contributed to the development of Western art. It is imperative to understand Contemporary art in order to see how it will impact the future.
Learning Activities
The learning activities for this module include:
- Review: Key Learning Items
Installation Art
- Read: Understanding Installation Art
Conceptual Art
- Read: Vito Acconci
- Read: John Baldessari (includes a video: 3:34)
Institutional Critique
- Watch: Hans Haacke (6:37)
Feminist Art
- Read: Mary Kelly
Earth Art
- Read: Robert Smithson (includes a video: 3:44)
Post-Minimalism
- Read: Bruce Nauman
Postmodernism
- Watch: Robert Colescott (4:38)
Young British Artists
- Watch: Damien Hirst (7:48)
Twenty-First Century
- Read: Art in the Twenty-First Century
- Read: Ai Weiwei (includes a video: 11:37)
Extra Review
- Review: External Resources
Assignments
- Submit: Module 15 Quiz (5 points)
- Submit: Unit 2 Scavenger Hunt (50 points)
- Complete: Exam 2
Contributors
CC licensed content, Original
- Art History II. Provided by: Extended Learning Institute of Northern Virginia Community College. Located at: http://eli.nvcc.edu/. License: CC BY: Attribution
Public domain content
- Image of Finger. Authored by: geralt. Located at: pixabay.com/en/finger-touch-hand-structure-769300/. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright