Introduction to Modern Art History Online Short Course

This online short course will teach you how to understand and analyse modern art. Learn the history of modern art movements, from Impressionism to Postmodernism and how these movements continue to influence contemporary art today.

Topics:

• The key movements of modern art from Impressionism through to Abstract Expressionism
• The historical and social conditions of modernity
• How to identify, analyse, and discuss modern artworks
• Manifestos of modern movements
• The concepts of modernism and anti-modernism
• The role of the arts academy
• Differences between traditional fine art and modern art