ART 181 Yes We Can Art and Social Change
This will be a lecture and experiential class modeled on the format of Art 107. It will be taught through individual assignments and class meetings on campus and at museums. Though visual art lectures, readings, documentaries, and visiting exhibitions as a class and individually, we will investigate how art can be employed as a method of visual communication. The class will introduce you to art movements from the late twentieth century to contemporary practices that address multifaceted cultural and social identifiers including gender, sexual orientation, race, class, and geopolitical boundaries. The class will address, but not be limited to discussing the following movements: American Indian, Black Power, Chicano Arts, Seventies Feminist and legacy, Aids Activism; LGBTQ+ Movement. We will discuss relationships between the sociocultural contexts in which artists live and their impact on greater social change through their artistic practice. What types of questions can artists ask through their work? What role can art play in public discussions and social change? GE 5B.
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