Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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HART 451 001 (CRN: 14656)
MODELS OF ABSTRACTION
Long Title: MODELS OF ABSTRACTION
Department: Art History
Instructor: Bader, Graham
Meeting: 2:30PM - 5:00PM T (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 20
Section Enrolled: 4
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 20
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 7
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 3:33PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: How do abstract painting, sculpture, textiles, and other art forms produce meaning? How can we understand this meaning as both product and critique of the social, political, and economic fields in which such works are made? How do the particularities of matter and process take on new importance in abstract practice? This class will address these and other questions by exploring a range of works by artists from both indigenous and avant-garde traditions, including Piet Mondrian, Mark Rothko, Lygia Clark, Frank Bowling, and others. We’ll spend much of our time thinking about these artists in local museum collections, examining their works firsthand. Cross-list: HART 551. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HART 451 if student has credit for HART 551.