The student movements of the 1960s foregrounded tensions between the old rules and a new mass culture in Cold War Europe.  In that turbulent era, individual artists like Joseph Beuys, Daniel Buren and Gerhard Richter, and movements like Fluxus, Situationism, and Arte Povera brought this revolutionary spirit to the definition of art.  Using materials ranging from marble and oil paint, to neon and live animals, young European artists sought to bridge the gap between art and everyday life.  This seminar course will examine revolutionary aspects of European art from 1962-1982. We will explore a wide range of practices, such as conceptualism, installation, performance, and neo-expressionism. Students will read and discuss theoretical texts and artists' writings on a weekly basis, and will undertake an original research project.HAAVC 3000 seminars continue developing students' visual analysis and research skills while providing students the opportunity for in-depth study of the visual/structural artifacts associated with a particular topic, region, or movement. Students will also engage with the relevant primary/secondary literature for the specific topic/theme. Courses will pay particular attention to the larger cultural, historical, and theoretical/ideological contexts in which the visual artifacts and structures under consideration were created. This course cannot fulfill the HAAVC 2000 requirement.

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