HCRT-305: Cont. Chinese & Japanese Art

This course surveys the remarkable development of contemporary art in two powerhouse Asian countries, China and Japan. Japanese artists emerged into contemporary modes shortly after World War II, partly as protest against the war, while it took the death of Mao Zedong in 1976 to free Chinese artists to do so. While tracing historical and cultural roots, we will study the work and careers of individual artists who have made an international impact -- artists such as Ai Weiwei and Cai Guoqiang for China, and Yayoi Kusama, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, and Mariko Mori for Japan.