Fall 2008 Course ListV43.0001(.001-004) History of Western Art IMW 11:00-12:15Professor Connelly Identical to V65.0001. Students who have taken V43.0100 or V43.0200 will not receive credit for this course. Given every semester. 4 points. Introduction to the history of painting, sculpture, and architecture
from ancient times to the dawn of the Renaissance, emphasizing the
place of the visual arts in the history of civilization. Includes the
study of significant works in New York museums, such as the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cloisters, and the Brooklyn Museum.
V43.0002(.001-005) History of Western Art IITR 11:00-12:15Professor Leader V43.0002 Students who have taken V43.0300 or V43.0400 will not receive credit for this course. Given every semester. 4 points. Introduction to the history of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the early Renaissance to the present day. Includes the study of significant works in New York museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick Collection, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art.
V43.0003 Ancient ArtMW 4:55-6:10Professor Roth Formerly V43.0100. Students who have taken V43.0001 will not receive credit for this course. Given periodically. 4 points. History of art in the Western tradition from 20,000 B.C. to the 4th
century A.D. From the emergence of human beings in the Paleolithic Age
to the developments of civilization in the Near East, Egypt, and the
Aegean; the flowering of the Classical Age in Greece; and the rise of
the Roman Empire to the beginnings of Christian domination under the
Emperor Constantine in the 4th century A.D. Study of the collections of
the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum is essential. V43.0004 Medieval ArtMW 12:30-1:45Professor Smith Formerly V43.0200. Identical to V65.0200. Students who have taken V43.0001 will not receive credit for this course. Given periodically. 4 points. Art of Western civilization between Constantine and the Renaissance
(300 to 1500 in northern Europe, 1400 in Italy). Topics: Christian
beliefs underlying medieval art; acceptance and rejection of classical
tradition and the roles of non-classical traditions in medieval art;
stylistic transformations in medieval art in the context of medieval
society; development of abbey and cathedral, monumental sculpture and
painting, mosaics, stained glass, and fresco, as well as manuscript
illumination, ivories, metalwork, and panel painting. V43.0005 Renaissance ArtMW 4:55-6:10Professor Schneider Formerly V43.0300. Identical to V65.0333. Students who have taken V43.0002 will not receive credit for this course. Given every other year. 4 points. The Renaissance, like classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, is a
major era of Western civilization embracing a multitude of styles. It
is, however, held together by basic concepts that distinguish it from
other periods. Main developments of Renaissance art both in Italy and
north of the Alps: the Early and High Renaissance; relation to the
lingering Gothic tradition; and Mannerism. Emphasis is placed on the
great masters of each phase. The survival of Renaissance traditions in
Baroque and Rococo art is examined in art and architecture. V43.0006 Modern ArtMW 9:30-10:45Professor Brown Formerly V43.0400. Students who have taken V43.0002 will not receive credit for this course. Given every year. 4 points. Art in the Western world from the late 18th century to the present.
The Neoclassicism and Romanticism of David, Goya, Ingres, Turner,
Delacroix; the Realism of Courbet; the Impressionists; parallel
developments in architecture; and the new sculptural tradition of
Rodin. From postimpressionism to Fauvism, Expressionism, Futurism,
Cubism, geometric abstraction in sculpture and painting, and modernism
in architecture in the 20th century. After World War I, Dadaism and
Surrealism. Developments since 1945, such as Action painting, Pop art,
Minimal art, and numerous strands of Postmodernism. V43.0102 Archaic and Classical Art: Greek and EtruscanMW 3:30-4:45Professor Connelly Formerly V43.0102. Identical to V27.0312. Prerequisite: V43.0001, V43.0100, or permission of the instructor. Given every other year. 4 points. Greek and Etruscan art from the 7th century through the 4th century
B.C., including the orientalizing and archaic styles, the emergence of
the classical style, changes in art and life in the 4th century, and
the impact of Macedonian court art under the conquests of Alexander the
Great. Studies architecture, sculpture, and vase painting within their
historical and cultural contexts. Includes study of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art collections. V43.0103 Hellenistic and Roman ArtMW 12:30-1:45Professor Boozer Formerly V43.0103 Identical to V27.0313. Prerequisite: V43.0001, V43.0100, or permission of the instructor. Given every other year. 4 points. Traces developments in art from the conquests of Alexander the Great
to the beginnings of Christian domination under Constantine in the 4th
century A.D. Includes Macedonian court art; the spread of Hellenistic
culture from Greece to the Indus Valley; the art of the Ptolemaic,
Attalid, and Seleucid kingdoms; the expansion of Rome in the western
Mediterranean; and the art of the Roman Empire. Special emphasis on
problems of chronology, choice of styles, and copies. Study of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum collections essential. V43.0201 Art of the Early Middle AgesMW 3:30-4:45Professor Smith Formerly V43.0201 Identical to V65.0201. Prerequisite: V43.0001, V43.0200, or permission of the instructor. Given every other year. 4 points. The art of Christian Europe and Asia Minor from the emergence of
Christian representation through the Carolingian period (ca. 200-950).
Considers early medieval art, East and West, including developments of
the Early Christian, Early Byzantine, Merovingian, and Carolingian
periods. Topics include sources of medieval art in the late classical
world; acceptance, rejection, and revival of the classical tradition;
the development of a Christian “image language” and architectural
forms; funerary arts and the development of the cult of saints;
relations between word and image; and iconoclasm and debates about the
role of art in Christianity. V43.0306 Early Masters of Italian Renaissance PaintingTR 11:00-12:15Professor Geronimus Formerly V43.0306 Identical to V65.0306. Prerequisite: V43.0002, V43.0300, or permission of the instructor. Given every other year. 4 points. Achievements of the chief painters of the 15th century studied
through their major artistic commissions. Special attention is given to
the Tuscan tradition. A brief introduction to Giotto and his time
provides background for the paintings of Masaccio and his artistic
heirs (Fra Angelico, Filippo Lippi, Piero della Francesca, et al.).
Topics include the role of pictorial narrative, perspective, and
mimesis; the major techniques of Renaissance painting; and the
relationship of painting to the other visual arts. In the later 15th
century, social and cultural changes generated by power shifts from
Medici Florence to papal Rome also affected art patronage, creating new
tensions and challenges for artists and fostering the emergence of new
modes of visualization. V43.0309 Italian Art in the Age of the BaroqueTR 9:30-10:45Professor L. Rice Identical to V65.0309. Prerequisite: V43.0002, V43.0300, or permission of the instructor. Given every other year. 4 points. Topics include the new realism and eclecticism of the three
Carraccis and Caravaggio in Bologna and Rome shortly after 1580; other
members of the Bolognese school after 1600; the peak of the Baroque
style associated with Pope Urban VIII in the sculpture of G. L.
Bernini. Rome as the art capital of Baroque Europe and the diversity of
its international community; Neoclassical trends; the art of Poussin
and Claude Lorrain. V43.0350.001 Special Topics: Rome: Bio of a CityTR 3:30-4:45Professor L. Rice Rome wasn't built in a day: it is a city shaped and reshaped over time. The course will look at Rome as both a place and an idea. We will trace the history, mythology, and physical evolution of the city from its origins to the present day, mapping changes and developments to the urban fabric over time. Above all, we will consider how the city has continually renewed itself, creating its future out of its past. Some of the themes we will discuss include: time and movement as key concepts in Roman urbanism; the self-referential re-use of the past (revival or rivalry?); the impact of shifting religions and politics; the evolution of maps and the visualization of the city; and the idea of Rome as the center of the world. Our readings and discussions will touch on history, religion, literature, music, art, architecture, and urbanism. Because this course does not satisfy the departmental distribution requirement, art history majors are advised that they may take it for elective credit only. V43.0350.002 Northern Renaissance Art 1500-1600MW 2:00-3:15Professor Croizat V43.0450.002 Cubism to Abstract ExpressionismMW 2:00-3:15Professor Karmel V43.0450.004 Post-ModernismMW 11:00-12:15Professor Nugent V43.0450.006 Museums and the Art MarketMW 11:00-12:15Professor Basilio This course will provide an overview of the history and theory of museums and the art market. It will present a series of lectures and case studies exploring issues including the birth of the museum, the role played by world's fairs and biennials, the impact of collectors, the art market, and gallery system. Throughout the class, we will make use of museums, galleries and auction houses in New York. V43.0450.007 The Social History of PhotographyTR 11:00-12:15Professor S. Rice This class will chronicle the history of photography’s complex and symbiotic relationship to the other visual arts: painting sculpture, architechture, installation and performance, among others. Beginning with the medium’s invention and the early fights of its practitioners to establish themselves as fine artists, the course will describe photographers’ unique attempts to negotiate their relationships with both artistic movements and the media culture of which they are a part. Robinson, Cameron, Emerson, F. Holland Day, Stieglitz, Moholy-Nagy, Rodchenko, Weston, Alvarez Bravo, Lartigue, De Carava, Cahun, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus and Cindy Sherman (among others) will be seen within the context of their respective art worlds, so the impact of art movements, cultural attitudes and new technologies on photographers during different historical periods can be assessed. V43.0450.008 The Photographic ImaginaryW 3:30-6:10Professor Meltzer V43.0433 Towards a Critical Vocabulary of PhotographyT 2:00-5:00Professor S. Rice Formerly V43.0450 This class takes as its main emphasis the analysis and synthesis of visual and written information. The readings include essays by Roland Barthes, Donna Harraway and Frederick Jameson as well as articles or excerpts by Thomas Kuhn, Mircea Eliade and John Berger; also included are The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Black Elk Speaks, Amin Malouf's Murderous Identities and Deborah Willis' Picturing Us. This mixture of topics and issues is designed to broaden students' understanding of important concerns in philosophy, art history, science, literature, and psychology that are relevant to photography. Class time is spent in analysis of these texts in relation to historical and contemporary pictures. V43.0510 East Asian Art I: China, Korea, Japan to 1000 CETR 2:00-3:15Professor Liu Formerly V43.0091.001 V43.0540 Art in the Islamic World I: From the Prophet to the MongolsTR 12:30-1:45TBD V43.0550.002 Arts of AfricaTR 3:30-4:45Professor Mount V43.0601 History of Architecture from Antiquity to the PresentMW 9:30-10:45Professor Krinsky Formerly V43.0019. Given every spring. 4 points. See description under this department’s subheading, “Urban Design and Architecture Studies Required Courses.” V43.0661 Shaping the Urban EnvironmentTR 2:00-3:15Professor Broderick Formerly V43.0021. Identical to V99.0320. Given every fall. 4 points. See description under this department’s subheading, “Urban Design and Architecture Studies Required Courses.” V43.0650 Special Topics: Layers of the CityF 11:00-1:45Professor LaValva Formerly V43.0850 The class will consist of a set of walks where we will look at buildings, streets, neighborhoods, infrastructure, and sharpen our sense of observation as we unravel what these inanimate things have to tell us about how cities are formed. We will learn to make our interpretations of what we see without fear of being "wrong" or incorrect, because there is always something to be gained from educated and thoughtful supposition. We will also discover the pleasure of referring to maps, views and panoramas, city council minutes, prints, and other primary and secondary sources to piece together a deeper understanding of what we observe. V43.0663 History of City Planning; 19th and 20th centuries
TR 9:30-10:45Professor Ritter Formerly V43.0861. Identical to V18.0769. Prerequisite V43.0661 or permission of the program director. Given periodically. Examines the history of cities and urban design in Europe and the United States since 1800. Students can expect both a survey of city planning history and detailed consideration of specific issues. Examines social, political, and economic factors affecting modern cities, including industrialization, housing, hygiene, transportation, social reform, recreation, and infrastructure. Students will also learn about cultural and aesthetic debates about style, monumentality, and diversity in cities. Field trips to notably planned sites in and near New York City. Readings include primary sources and recent interpretations. V43.0670 Decision-Making and Urban Design
M 12:30-3:15Professor Morgan Formerly V43.0032. Identical to V99.0321. Prerequisite: V43.0021 or permission of the program director. Given every year. 4 points. The impact and limitations of private and public decision-making power on urban design and architecture. City architecture in light of the values and priorities set by a society. Recognition of citizens’ groups as increasingly important factors in city planning and related changes. Critically evaluates the complexity of decision making and historical circumstances as related to the built urban environment on the basis of historical and modern American and European examples. V43.0671 Architecture in Context
R 4:55-7:25Professor White Formerly V43.0039 Prerequisites: V43.0021 and permission of the program director. 4 points. Explores issues arising from relatively small-scale designs,
including new structures and interventions to existing structures,
which must relate to existing well-defined contexts of the sort found
throughout New York City. Students are given the chance to think about,
discuss, create, and present designs that recognize and work with their
contexts. Focus on typical New York City building types, including
townhouses, additions to existing structures, adaptive reuse of
residential structures for institutional use, streetscape improvements,
and urban parks. V43.0672 Environmental Design: Issues and MethodsM 6:20-8:50Professor Phifer Previously listed as V43.0034. Identical to V99.0322. Prerequisite: V43.0021 or permission of the program director. Given every year. 4 points On the basis of selected topics, examines the manifold technological
considerations that affect urban building and urban environmental
quality in the city of today. Topics include the specifics of power
supply, heating, lighting, ventilation, internal traffic (vertical and
horizontal), pollution control, and other topics of immediate
significance. Focuses on the potentials of technology to resolve urban
environmental problems. V43.0673 Urban Design: Infrastructure
W 6:20-8:50Professor Haff Formerly V43.0036 Formerly known as Urban Design and Health. Prerequisites: V43.0021 and permission of the program director. To be given every year. 4 points. This course serves as a laboratory for the investigation of New York
City’s infrastructure, using the definition of the word as a point of
departure. In what ways can the city be perceived as a collective
undertaking, whose intricate components are interwoven in continuous
strands? What are the systems and forces that give the city and its
neighborhoods their current form, and what influences their future
shape? To what degree can these systems be themselves dissected, and
what do these analyses tell us about the relationship of the city to
both its inhabitants and the wider environment? Through lectures,
reading assignments, discussions, and field trips we investigate some
of the major components of the city’s infrastructure, such as the
street grid, water supply, waste disposal, and the subway system. V43.0676 Drawing for Architects and OthersW 6:20-8:50Professor Benardete Formerly V43.0040 Prerequisite: Permission of the director of the Urban Design program is required. 2 points. This is a basic drawing course intended to teach students to perceive: to record manually what is in front of them without relying on formulaic methods of drawing perspective, volumetrics, etc. Students are encouraged to examine proportion, scale, light, shade, and texture; as well as means of expression, the nature and essence of objects, various media, and issues of graphic composition. The course assists students in creating a comprehensive series of drawings and in building a portfolio. Senior SeminarPermission of the director of undergraduate studies required. Open to departmental majors who have completed five 4-point art history courses. Given every fall and spring. 4 points.Exposure in small group discussion format to historical/critical problem(s) of particular present concern to the faculty member offering the seminar. Requires oral report(s) and/or a substantial paper. V43.0800.001 Senior Seminar 1: Arts of Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages
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V55.0722 Map: Painting & Sculpture Field Study
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Freshman Honors Seminar
W 11:00-1:45Professor Walton