Maryland Institute College of Art

Spring 2010

Graduate Survey of Contemporary Art, Design and Theory

T’ai L Smith
Friday 9:00 am – 11:45 am
Bunting 110

Course required of all first-year MFA students at MICA.

This graduate-level survey provides an overview of fundamental themes in art, design, and critical theory from the postwar period to the present. It aims to introduce students to artistic and design movements across the globe as well as critical readings drawn from a range of disciplines. As such, the course generates a rich set of methodological strategies and interpretive practices that equip students with the historical and theoretical tools necessary to advance in subsequent elective courses in art and design history and theory.