SPRING2017
ARTHISTORYCOURSES
ARTH105001HistoryofWesternArtI
TBA,TR1:15-2:30,MM214
This course explores major monuments in art history from the Paleolithic
eratotheMiddleAges,includingeverythingfromcavepaintings—thefirst
known images made by humans—to the sculpture of ancient Greece and
Rome, to the soaring cathedrals of the Middle Ages. We will study the
interplay of works of art and architecture with their various physical,
historical,social,andculturalcontexts.
ARTH105002HistoryofWesternArtI
E.Petit,T4:25-7:10,MM214
FromcavepaintingstoGothiccathedrals,thiscoursewillexplorethemajor
periods in Western Art from Prehistoric through Medieval times. This
course will cover roughly 25,000 years of history, culture and art, and will
serveasanintroductiontothestudyofarthistory.Culturesandperiodsto
be covered in this course include: Prehistoric Europeans, Mesopotamians,
Egyptians,Aegeans,Greeks,Etruscans,Romans,Byzantines,andEuropeans
fromtheMiddleAges.
HNRS:ARTH105H01HistoryofWesternArtI
A.House,TR1:15-2:30,MM329
This is the Honors section of ARTH 105. This course explores major
monuments in art history from the Paleolithic era to the Middle Ages,
includingeverythingfromcavepaintings—thefirstknownimagesmadeby
humans—to the sculpture of ancient Greece and Rome, to the soaring
cathedralsoftheMiddleAges.Wewillstudytheinterplayofworksofart
and architecture with their various physical, historical, social, and cultural
contexts.
ARTH106HistoryofWesternArtII
B.Collins,TR8:30-9:45,MM214
This lecture course traces the major developments in Western painting,
sculptureandarchitecturefromtheRenaissancetothepresent.Individual
works will be examined for what they tell us about the artists who made
them,thepatronswhocommissionedthem,andtheculturalcircumstances
theyreflectedandaddressed.
ARTH325HistoryofBaroqueArt
A.House,TR10:05-11:20,MM329
From Caravaggio and Bernini to Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Velazquez, this
coursecoversthehistoryofartinEuropeintheperiod1550-1700.Wewill
also consider art produced in areas of European colonization, including
LatinAmericaandAsia.Selectedtopicsincludetheestablishmentoftheart
academy, the painting and architecture of the Counter-Reformation, and
thedevelopmentofnewgenresofstilllifeandlandscape.
ARTH330Historyof19thCenturyArt
A.Graciano,TR2:50-4:05,MM239
Class lectures will provide an overview of nineteenth-century European
painting and sculpture, following the lives and works of major artists,
changes in style and taste against the backdrop of a broader cultural and
historical context. The course will cover the following major stylistic
periods:Neoclassicism,Romanticism,Realism,andImpressionism.
ARTH337HistoryofModernArchitecture
L.Brandt,MW3:55-5:10,MM239
Thiscourse will survey the history of modern and contemporary
architecture,spanning from the latenineteenth century through the
present day and focusingon the origins, development, dissemination,and
legacy of the Modern movement. Wewill consider the aesthetic, social,
economic, cultural, andpolitical originsand impact of twentieth-century
architectureandurbanism.
ARTH341HistoryofAmericanArtII
L.Burgess,MW2:20-3:35,MM239
This course explores American art from the 1820s to the 1940s. Students
studyvisualcultureproducedinsupportoforinresponsetobroadersocial,
historical, and cultural events such as the Civil War, industrialization,
immigration,theGreatDepression,themajorAmericanwars,andtheCold
War. Painting, sculpture, photography, and the decorative arts are
examined.
ARTH342ContemporaryAmericanArt
B.Collins,TR11:40-12:55,Gambrell250
This is a lecture/discussion class on the subject of American painting and
sculpture from the 1930s to the present. We will be tracing the broad
developments in American art from the late Modernist to the PostModernist eras as manifest in the work of its leading movements, artists
and critics. Individual works will be examined for what they tell us about
boththeartistswhomadethemandthecultureofwhichtheywereorarea
part.
ARTH390001Topic:AlternativeExhibitionsinthe18thand19thCenturies
A.Graciano,M2:20-5:05,MM329
This will be a seminar-style course that discusses the exhibitionary events
(from the 18th through the 20th centuries) that were the forerunners and
pioneers of contemporary solo shows, single-artist-centered museums,
blockbuster exhibitions, artists’ installations, open studios, protest
exhibits/performances,pop-upexhibits(andshops),independentlycurated
andgloballysignificantbiennialdisplays.
ARTH390002Topic:20thCenturyChineseArt
A.Wangwright,TR8:30-9:45,MM239
Is it possible for traditional Chinese ink painting to be modern? Can
propagandapostersofChairmanMaobeconsideredart?Dothevisualarts
havethepowertorebuildorrebrandanation?Answerthesequestionsand
moreinthisselectivesurveycoveringthevisualartsfromtheendofChina’s
final dynasty through the turn of the present century. The course
emphasizes understanding artworks as products of the particular cultural
andhistoricalcontextsinwhichtheyweremade.
ARTH390003Topic:ThePeriodFilm
S.Felleman,MW3:55-5:10,MM314andW5:30-8:00(screening),MM329
In tandem with the Columbia Museum of Art's "CUT!: Costume and the
Cinema" exhibition, explore how and to what ends films evoke historical
periods.Considersubgeneresincludinghistoricalfilms,literaryadaptations,
and biopics, examinescholarship on the "heritage film" and "costume
drama,"andinvestigatethepreproductionworkofresearch,productionof
settingsandcostumes,andissuesofstyle,stardom,andreception.
MeetswithFAMS470GenreStudies.
ARTH535HistoryofModernPainting
B.Collins,TR11:40-12:55,MM214
This is the graduate section of ARTH 342. It is open only to graduate
students.
ARTH539/735Topic:ModernArt:ArtinGermanySince1937
P.Chametzky,TR4:25-5:40,MM239
ThiscoursewillstudyvisualartinGermanyfromtheNaziperiod,through
the Cold War (West and East), to the present. Emphasis will be placed on
visualart'sroleindefiningGermanidentity,Germany’splaceintheworld,
andcomingtotermswithboththepastandpresent.
ARTH542HistoryofAmericanArchitecture
L.Brandt,MW2:20-3:35,MM310
UsingtheUniversityofSouthCarolina’sColumbiacampusasacasestudy,
this course will explore the history of Americanarchitecture in the midtwentieth century. Because mid-century architecture is currently
facingsignificant threats of demolition, redevelopment, and aesthetic
prejudice nationwide, thiscourse will also have a significant preservation
angle.
ARTH545/745Topic:ModernChineseArt
A.Wangwright,TR10:05-11:20,MM239
Is it possible for traditional Chinese ink painting to be modern? Can
propagandapostersofChairmanMaobeconsideredart?Dothevisualarts
havethepowertorebuildorrebrandanation?Toanswerthesequestions
andmore,wewillsurveythevisualartsofmodernChinafromtheendofits
final dynasty through the turn of the present century. The course
emphasizes understanding artworks as products of the particular cultural
andhistoricalcontextsinwhichtheyweremade.
CoursecontentissimilartoARTH390,butparticipantsof545/745are
expectedtoactivelydiscussadditionalreadingsandwritearesearchpaper.
ARTH569Topic:HistoryofExperimentalFilm
S.Felleman,MW12:00-2:00pm(includesscreening),MM314
Discover a parallel history of film created by artists who have seen and
exploredpossibilitiesotherthanthedominant(illusionisticnarrative)inthe
medium.Surveysomeofthemostimportantcurrentsinthathistory,from
abstraction,poetryandradicalrevoltinavant-gardepracticesofthe1920s
to psychodrama, cameraless film, experiments in animation and collage,
Underground,Structuralistandfoundfootagefilm,andmore.
MeetswithMART592-001andFAMS510-001.