Modern Latin American Art

Course is Full

Course Code

ARTH 16460 91

Cross Listed Course Code(s)

LACS 16460

Course Description

This course investigates the development of Latin American art from the early nineteenth century to the present. Through the study of representative artists, movements, and works, we will trace this history from the formation of art academies in newly independent Latin American nations through the region’s rise to prominence in an increasingly global art world.

Although we will adhere to a roughly chronological organization, a set of key themes and debates will likewise structure our investigation. Among them are: the formation of collective identities (and the intersections of race, class, and nation); the impact of social and political revolutions and counter-revolutions on artistic practices; the reception and adaptation of indigenous and European (and later U.S.) art practices; and the various national, regional, and global frameworks that have been used to think through the specificity of art production from Latin America.

Special emphasis will be placed on developing the skills needed to analyze a wide variety of modern and contemporary art, including painting, sculpture, photography, performance art, and site-specific installations.

Instructor(s)

Megan Sullivan

This course is full. UChicago students can request to be added on a waitlist. Visiting students are strongly invited to choose another course and email summersession@uchicago.edu to inquire about the waitlist status.