Yale University School of Art
1156 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut
(203) 432-2600
1156 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut
(203) 432-2600
FILMMAKING / VIDEO / INTERDISCIPLINARY Art 201b, Critical Theory in the Studio
This course introduces students to key concepts in modern critical theory and examines how these ideas can aid in the analysis of creative work in the studio. Psychoanalysis, Marxism, feminism, structuralism, and poststructuralism are examined in relation to modern and contemporary movements in the visual arts, including cubism, surrealism, Arte Povera, pop, minimalism, conceptual art, performance art, the pictures group, and the current relational aesthetics movement. Materials fee: $25. Jeffrey Stuker.