Course Details
Country:
France
Institution:
Université Paris I Dauphine
Course Title:
Pop Art
Course Number:
0IELSX01
Course Description:
The course focuses on the emergence and development of the Pop Art movement (1950s to 1970s) in the United Kingdom and the United States, giving background on the historical and aesthetic contexts such as the dominant art movements or social changes of the times. It will explore a selection of Pop artworks that focused on the new consumer society and its media, and used them as their subject. The materials, techniques and formal styles of their creations will be analyzed. Whether the artists chose to celebrate or criticize their newfound muse will be discussed. The course will also look at the art production associated to the Pop Art movement in other countries than the United Kingdom and the United States, as recent exhibitions ( The World Goes Pop at The Tate Modern, or International Pop at the Walker Art Center) have shown a less canonized approach to Pop Art. Finally,
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
HNRS 240, INTS 399
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