Modernism, Modernity, and Contemporary Art
Credits: 2
Core course for Second year
Tzipi Weitzman
Tzipi Weitzman, born in Cyprus, holds a Bachelor's degree in Art History and Hebrew Literature from the Hebrew University, and a Master's degree in Art History and Stage Design from the Hebrew University and the University of Michigan. She teaches at Bezalel, Hadassah College, the Kerem Institute, and the School of Visual Theater. Over the years, she has focused on guiding students from the studio towards an exhibition.
Throughout the course, we will examine the ideological and aesthetic foundations of the “modern era” and the characteristics of modernism. The course will focus on the movements and styles that developed along the axis between the power of visibility and the aspiration towards the sublime, with reference to the avant-garde and postmodernists of the twentieth century.
