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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Surrealism and Its Legacy

School of the Art Institute of Chicago via Kadenze

Overview

This second course covers the rebels and revolutionaries of the Dada and Surrealist movements including Duchamp, Dali, Magritte, and others. And then we jump across the pond to look at the American succession of the New York School with de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko, Krasner, and many more.

Syllabus

  • The Last Gasp Of Modernism
    • The heroics of the New York School
  • Surrealist Dreams
    • Courting the Unconscious
  • The Romantic Sublime/ American Style
    • The New York school and Abstract Expressionism
  • Pranksters, Tricksters, Revolutionaries
    • Dada Breaks the Mold

Taught by

Lisa Wainwright

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