This year, the main focus of the course is a reappraisal of the concept of modernity in the arts of the 20th century. Where does the concept of modernity as a central category of art since the 19th century come from and how is it generated? What implications does this idea have in the different arts: painting, music, theatre, architecture, cinema, photography..? How should the modern be defined? How can this concept be reinterpreted in the 20th century? What happens to modernity after modernity? These are some of the questions to which the course will seek to respond. In order to do this, it is basically structured as a review of developments throughout the 20th century up until the present moment, but from time to time turning its attention back to earlier periods in art.
Modernities
This year, the main focus of the course is a reappraisal of the concept of modernity in the arts of the 20th century. Where does the concept of modernity as a central category of art since the 19th century come from and how is it generated? What implications does this idea have in the different arts: painting, music, theatre, architecture, cinema, photography..? How should the modern be defined? How can this concept be reinterpreted in the 20th century? What happens to modernity after modernity? These are some of the questions to which the course will seek to respond. In order to do this, it is basically structured as a review of developments throughout the 20th century up until the present moment, but from time to time turning its attention back to earlier periods in art.
