2020-2021 Catalog

CSP 27 Modern and Contemporary Art

This course will explore the diverse forms of visual culture and artistic practice since 1945, with a special focus on LA and Southern California. We will investigate questions about artistic identity, the status and function of art, and the changing nature of artistic practices in the wake of the social, cultural and economic changes from the 1960s to today. We’ll focus on new forms of art practice, and ways artists and cultural practitioners engage with and shape movements advocating for civil and human rights, environmental and social justice, and art world politics. engagement with contemporary movements advocating for civil and human rights, the environment, and the politics of the art world. Co-requisite: This CSP is part of the Arts in Los Angeles Oxy Immersive Semester. All seats will be reserved for students who followed the enrollment instructions on the Oxy Immersive Semester page.

Credits

4 units

Prerequisite

Open only to first year frosh