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AHT1102: Modernism and the avant-garde

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

Modernism and the avant-garde

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Overview

The aesthetic, spiritual and ideological energies of the industrial period in painting, furniture, advertising, metalwork and so on. The meaning of works of art and design and the meaning of the standard survey which is traditionally constructed to explain the patterns of art history.

Assessment

1 - Critical Analysis - 30% 2 - Essay - 40% 3 - Test - 30%

Workload

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.