University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 10

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: TBC

This module examines some of the most innovative art practices of the 1960s, predominantly in the United States, but also encompassing various art trends in Europe, Asia and South America. During this period, modernist preoccupations with the integrity of the medium yielded to a series of more diverse and competing approaches to art-making. Many of these we will be considering - from the collapse of high modernism, the rise of Pop Art, the phenomenon of Minimalism, the emergence of process art, anti-form, computer art, conceptual art, site-specificity, earth art, artist-initiated modes of political protest, feminist art, video art, and innovations in performance art. We shall examine some of the larger social and cultural pressures which informed these various positions. Throughout, the aim is to foster awareness that how we choose to understand the broader legacies of the Sixties will shape the way we view the art produced during this period.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact:

Scheduled learning hours: 65

Guided independent study hours: 235

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews:

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 30%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 70%

Personnel