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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This class provides an introduction to modern art and theories of modernism and postmodernism. It focuses on the way artists use the tension between fine art and mass culture to mobilize a critique of both. We will examine objects of visual art including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, and video. These objects will be viewed
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- modern art; high art; mass culture; modernist aesthetic; modernism; 19th century art; 20th century art; modernization; urbanization; globalization; photography; cinema; painting; sculpture; postmodernism; visual arts; multimedia; pop art; popular culture
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- high art
- mass culture
- modernist aesthetic
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- 19th century art
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