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Modernisms 1900-1980

Unit 1: A beginner's guide to 20th century art

Introduction: A beginner's guide to 20th century artKey concepts: A beginner's guide to 20th century art

Unit 2: Fauvism and Expressionism

Fauvism and Matisse : Fauvism and ExpressionismExpressionism : Fauvism and Expressionism

Unit 3: Cubism and early abstraction

Cubism: Cubism and early abstractionOrphism: Cubism and early abstractionThe art of the Russian avant-garde: Cubism and early abstractionPurism: Cubism and early abstraction
The School of Paris: Cubism and early abstractionPhotography in the early 20th century: Cubism and early abstractionDe Stijl: Cubism and early abstractionBritish art and literature: Cubism and early abstraction

Unit 4: Italian art before WWI

Futurism and the Great War: Italian art before WWIMetaphysical art: Italian art before WWI

Unit 5: Dada and Surrealism

Dada: Dada and SurrealismSurrealism: Dada and Surrealism

Unit 6: German & Italian art between the wars

Prints and photography: German & Italian art between the warsBauhaus: German & Italian art between the warsNew Objectivity: German & Italian art between the wars
Nazi & Fascist visual culture: German & Italian art between the warsTest your knowledge: German art between the wars: German & Italian art between the wars

Unit 7: Latin American Modernism

Early vanguards: Latin American ModernismMexican muralism: Latin American ModernismSurrealism in Latin America: Latin American Modernism
Constructivism: Latin American ModernismBrazilian modernism: Latin American ModernismInternational style architecture: Latin American ModernismPhotography: Latin American Modernism

Unit 8: American art to WWII

American Impressionism: American art to WWIISymbolism: American art to WWIIAshcan: American art to WWII291: American art to WWIINorth American Modernism: American art to WWII
The American west: American art to WWIIThe American south and southwest: American art to WWIIHarlem Renaissance: American art to WWIISocial Realism: American art to WWIIAmerican sculpture before WWII: American art to WWIIAmerican photography before WWII: American art to WWII

Unit 9: Post-War American art

Abstract Expressionism: Post-War American artNew York School: Post-War American artPostwar figurative art: Post-War American art
Postwar abstract art: Post-War American artMinimalism and Earthworks: Post-War American artPostwar photography: Post-War American art

Unit 10: Post-War European art

Postwar art in France: Post-War European artPostwar art in Switzerland: Post-War European artPostwar art in Germany: Post-War European art
Postwar art in Britain: Post-War European artPostwar art in Poland: Post-War European art

Unit 11: Pop art

A beginner's guide: Pop artAmerican and European Pop art: Pop art

Unit 12: Conceptual and performance art

Conceptual art : Conceptual and performance artPerformance art: Conceptual and performance art

Unit 13: Post-Minimalism

Sculpture: Post-MinimalismPainting and other media: Post-Minimalism

Unit 14: Global vanguards

Mexico: Global vanguardsEthiopia: Global vanguardsNigeria: Global vanguards
Sudan: Global vanguardsKorea: Global vanguardsChina: Global vanguardsLebanon: Global vanguards

Unit 15: Architecture, design, and dance

Vienna Secession: Architecture, design, and danceWiener Werkstätte: Architecture, design, and danceChicago School: Architecture, design, and danceNew York skyscrapers & landmarks: Architecture, design, and dance
International style: Architecture, design, and danceAmerican design: Architecture, design, and danceArchitecture in Canada: Architecture, design, and danceLate Modernism/Post-Modernism: Architecture, design, and dance
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