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
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- 5 stars78.86%
- 4 stars16.94%
- 3 stars2.87%
- 2 stars0.74%
- 1 star0.57%
TOP REVIEWS FROM WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY ART?
I really enjoyed it, especially having memory checks. This is something that I didn't have at art school and it would have been super useful. I also had a blast during the online party =)
Excellent, informative course, with much diversity. I laughed and smiled, felt awe and inspiration, cried and felt the pain and the beautiful defiance of pieces I might have never appreciated before.
Greatly broadened my idea of what contemporary art is and introduced me to some very innovative andunique ways to present views of contemporary worldwide issues.
Mind-opening
The course gave me completely new perspectives on the use artists make of a variety of materials including audio, advertising boards, film, personal movement and photographs.
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