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This course surveys contemporary art from a hemispheric perspective, one that includes South, Central, and North America. We explore contemporary artistic production beginning around 1960 across media from painting and sculpture to street performance and interventions. This includes movements such as Minimalism, Tropicália, Pop Art, and Escena de Avanzada. With careful attention to European and indigenous influences, we examine how contemporary art of the Americas has served the formation of national identity, resistance to government oppression, and engagement with global politics. Through an understanding of the political, social, and aesthetic contexts, students will gain the skills and confidence to discuss contemporary art as a historically grounded articulation of present cultural needs.