Fall 2026

The Art of Our Time

Covers major developments in global visual art from the 1960s to the present.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Daniel Spaulding3.8/5

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

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ARTHIST 481

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

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DANIEL SPAULDING is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Globalization of the art world
  • Post-modern art definitions
  • Politics of contemporary art
  • Identity issues in art
  • Technology and new media
  • The art market

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  • Theorizing contemporary art
  • Analyzing global art developments

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ARTHIST 481 · Fall 2026

The Art of Our Time

Recorded 2026-09-07
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