(tentative; updated 6/21/2022)
Undergraduate
5B Introduction to Museum Studies - Sorkin
6B Art Survey II: Renaissance - Baroque - Paul
6DL Survey: Landscape in China - Sturman
6J Survey: Contemporary Architecture - White
103G Ancient Spectacle - Moser
107C Renaissance Kunst- and Wunderkammern: The First Museums - Meadow
132J Modern Art of the Arab World - Khoury
134K Chinese Calligraphy: History and Aesthetics - Sturman [cross-listed with CHIN 134K]
136W Introduction to 2D/3D Visualizations in Architecture - White [cross-listed with ART 106W]
137GA Architecture and Theory in Germany and Austria (1770 - 1870) - Wittman
141G The Architecture of Museums and Galleries from c. 1800 to the Present - Welter
142A Architecture and Planning in Seventeenth-Century Europe - Wittman
186B Seminar in Ancient Greek & Roman Art/Architecture - Moser
186D Seminar in Medieval Architecture & Sculpture - Badamo
Graduate
263 Topics in Contemporary Art - Sorkin
275B Topics in Islamic Art & Architecture - Khoury
297 Getty Graduate Consortium
5B Introduction to Museum Studies Sorkin
Designed to introduce students to various aspects of Museum Studies — historical, theoretical, and practical — by examining a range of issues and topics with which the field is engaged.
GE: AREA F
ENROLLMENT BY DISCUSSION SECTION
6B Art Survey II: Renaissance - Baroque Paul
A survey of Renaissance and Baroque art in northern and southern Europe.
GE: AREA E, AREA F, EUROPEAN TRADITIONS, WRITING
ENROLLMENT BY DISCUSSION SECTION
6DL Survey: Landscape in China Sturman
A chronological survey of the evolution of landscape as subject matter in Chinese art and culture, from its origins in concepts of empire and domain, to the absorption of religious and philosophical values, to its later expression in the early modern and modern periods. The course ends with consideration of landscape's fate in contemporary society.
GE: AREA E, AREA F, WORLD CULTURES, WRITING
ENROLLMENT BY DISCUSSION SECTION
6J Survey: Contemporary Architecture White
Global survey of architectural production in the twenty-first century. Emphasis on form and technology, as well as economic, sociopolitical context. Explores built form at a variety of scales (buildings, cities, virtual spaces) as well as the concept of a "contemporary."
GE: AREA F
ENROLLMENT BY DISCUSSION SECTION
103G Ancient Spectacle Moser
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Explores the worlds of ancient Greece and Rome through the participants in and observers of a variety of spectacles in the ancient world. Examines public spectacles such as bull‐leaping, Olympic games, theatrical performances, gladiatorial combats, naval battles, religious rituals, and military triumphs, as well as other more private spectacles such as dinner parties with the gods.
107C Renaissance Kunst- and Wunderkammern: The First Museums Meadow
Prerequisite: not open to freshmen.
In the sixteenth century, wealthy merchants and powerful princes in Europe began assembling vast collections that aspired to contain all possible knowledge of all possible things. From these remarkably diverse collections—called Kunst- and Wunderkammern (German), studioli (Italian), and curiosity cabinets (English)—arose our modern museums of art, science, history and technology, as well as modern research collections in universities. This course explores these fascinating collections, the purposes that they served and the circumstances in which they were created.
132J Modern Art of the Arab World Khoury
Prerequisite: not open to freshmen.
Recommended preparation: ARTHI 6K.
Explores modern and contemporary art, artists and art movements of the Arab world from nineteenth century to the present.
134K Chinese Calligraphy: History and Aesthetics Sturman
[cross-listed with CHIN 134K]
Prerequisite: not open to freshmen. Students need to have been introduced to the Chinese writing system, whether through heritage or language instruction (Chinese or Japanese).
Examines the different scripts in historical context, surveys significant movements and artists, and considers the ideas, theories and aesthetic principles that have enriched the art of writing to elite status in China.
136W Introduction to 2D/3D Visualizations in Architecture White
[cross-listed with ART 106W]
Prerequisite: upper-division standing; open to majors only.
Develops skills in reading, interpreting, and visualizing 3D objects and spaces by offering exercises in sketching, perspective, orthographic projections, isometric drawings, and manual rendering practices. Relevant for those interested in history of architecture, sculpture, and such spatial practices as installations and public art.
GE: AREA F
137GA Architecture and Theory in Germany and Austria (1770 - 1870) Wittman
Prerequisite: not open to freshmen.
In 1770, the German speaking lands of Europe were still fragmented into hundreds of feudal states; by 1871, these had consolidated into a unified German Empire on one side, and the Austrian Empire on the other. In between these two dates this region experienced an astounding cultural and intellectual rebirth (Kant, Hegel, Goethe, Beethoven, Schiller, Schubert, Brahms, Liszt, Wagner, Marx, Nietzsche... ). This blossoming extended to architecture as well, as the region transformed itself into one of Europe's most vibrant laboratories for theory and design. Massive urban transformations occurred in Berlin, Vienna, and Munich. This course will consider this remarkable period of change by examining both architectural practice and theory in their larger cultural and political contexts.
141G The Architecture of Museums and Galleries from c. 1800 to the Present Welter
Prerequisite: not open to freshmen.
The course discusses museums as distinct building types by analyzing their architectural development from approximately 1800 to the present. Beside architectural design issues, the course considers museums as sites of memory, their intersections with the modern city, and their roles in cultural and societal debates. The course focuses on both the museum’s origin in Europe and its contemporary universal presence.
GE: AREA F, EUROPEAN TRADITIONS, WRITING
142A Architecture and Planning in Seventeenth-Century Europe Wittman
Prerequisite: not open to freshmen.
How did major changes in politics, science, and religion (absolutism, Scientific Revolution, Counter Reformation) manifest themselves in contemporary architecture and town planning? Architects include Bernini, Borromini, Wren, Mansart. Focus on Rome, Turin, Paris, and London.
186B Seminar in Ancient Greek & Roman Art/Architecture Moser
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units with different topic. Open only to History of Art & Architecture majors during Pass 1.
Advanced studies in Ancient Greek and Roman archaeology and architecture. Emphasis on classical heritage of Asia Minor (Turkey). Topics will vary. This course requires weekly readings and discussion, and the writing of a research seminar paper.
GE: WRITING
186D Seminar in Medieval Architecture & Sculpture Badamo
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units with different topic. Open only to History of Art & Architecture majors during Pass 1.
Advanced studies in Medieval architecture and sculpture. Topics will vary. This course requires weekly readings and discussion, and the writing of a research seminar paper.
GE: WRITING
263 Topics in Contemporary Art Sorkin
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Special research in contemporary art.
275B Topics in Islamic Art & Architecture Khoury
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Special research in Islamic art and architecture.
297 Getty Graduate Consortium Seminar F 1000-500 The Getty Research Institute
Topic: Art and Migration
Consortium Scholar: TBA
Prerequisite: graduate standing; by application only.
Special graduate seminar offered at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, involving faculty and graduate students from the five graduate programs in Art History or Visual Studies located in southern California (UCI, UCLA, UCR, UCSB, and USC). For more information about the theme, visit the Getty Scholars Program
site.
F 1000-500 The Getty Research Institute
Seminar dates: TBA