ART 3639 - Performance Art

Credits: 3 (0 + 6)

Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, ART 1531, ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700, and ARTH 2080 with “C-” or better in each; or permission of department.

Description: This course explores performance as a major paradigm informing the methods and languages of contemporary practices in art and design. Emphasis is placed on border crossings, porous disciplines, and contingent identities as a central component in performance-based studio practice. Lectures and discussions engage the historically shifting nature of embodiment in contemporary art and design. This is an integrated media course.