What is contemporary art? In this course, you’ll consider this question through more than 70 works of art made between 1980 and the present, with a focus on art from the past decade. You’ll hear directly from artists, architects, and designers from around the globe about their creative processes, materials, and inspiration.
This course is part of the Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Introduction to What Is Contemporary Art?
Media from Television to the Internet
Territories & Transit
Materials & Making
Reviews
- 5 stars78.86%
- 4 stars16.94%
- 3 stars2.87%
- 2 stars0.74%
- 1 star0.57%
TOP REVIEWS FROM WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY ART?
Inspiring. Eye-opening. Challenging. This is a well structured course for anyone interested in learning more about contemporary art. Just do it.
A great course to take for those who, like me, are not that familiar with contemporary art and would like to expand their horizons, see some cool projects/art and hear from the artists.
Unless you are a regular at MoMA you will learn about a wide range of artists and media that reflect a wide variety of contexts relevant to the world that we all live in.
Before I took this course, I didn't really understand what contemporary art was. Although short and not at all comprehensive, this course is eye-opening.
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