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Modern Art

can vouch for my claim. For Also great: paired up with Edx to offer
those of us who did not have Modern Art & Ideas offered this beautiful course that will
a chance to take an art by Coursera. tell you so much about
appreciation class can still find Art History: An creating a culture of critical
ways to quench the thirst for Introduction to the Joy it thinking as you look through
the knowledge of art. Below I Brings arts at NGA. Although
have mentioned a few courses specifically designed for
available online that I found Groundbreaking educators, this course is an
Contemporary Artists by
very helpful. Bonus- some of
absolute must-have for any art
For the Love these are free. Highbrow lover who wants to strengthen
If you are an avid fan of
their critical thinking skills.
“Why Art Matters” by Khan
Also great:
contemporary art like me, you
Academy
Leading Innovation in Arts
will appreciate this course
Ever had to find yourself in
that’s about artists like Ai
and Culture offered by
of Art! an awkward position in a party Weiwei, Marina Abramovic, Coursera
or family gatherings where a
Art & Ideas: Teaching with
Jeff Koons, Barbara Kruger
Themes
friend or relative kept asking
among others. The best part
of this course is that it focuses
for the quantifiable value of
art? This course form Khan
Know by Highbrow
Academy is an excellent way on artists from different Street Artists, You Should
backgrounds who rose to
to brush off your talking prominence, no more bogged Who said art will have be
Living in a city of museums, many of us. points in case you are in the down with Western artists confined within the walls of a
that too, with free admissions In many cases, those carefully same situation again. The only. Highbrow’s lesson museum? In fact, the artists
to most of them, has spoiled curated thoughts ignite us to course focuses on why art format is a little different as discussed in this course
me in many ways. Besides challenge traditional values matters at the first place, they deliver their lessons specifically pushed the
feeling privileged, it also feels and compel us to ask new provides a primer to art through emails. This course boundaries of art outside the
Invest the time bestowed wrong when I do not get to questions. This deep history and recommends takes about five minutes limits of the museum. Using a
upon us through the wander the halls of at least emotional connection some tools to understand reading a day for ten days. variety of methods, artists like
neverending quarantine one museum every weekend. between the art lovers and the museums. Also great: Banksy, Vhils, DAleast, C215
online courses for art Sometimes I don’t even wait artists becomes even more What is Contemporary Art? and the like have contributed
lovers. Sohana Nasrin did for weekends. The world will meaningful when we know the Offered by MoMA with to some of the finest of arts
some research and picked understand if I take a mid-day historical context of the piece, Coursera produced. With a rebellious
the best courses for you to break to gaze at Pollock’s can recognize contrasts of Introduction to attitude, these artists have
keep busy during the Number 31. No one will judge style and form and can Contemporary Art by Khan pushed back on the idea of art
quarantine. if, on a Wednesday afternoon, understand and appreciate the Academy being an elite commodity. Let
I immersed myself in abstraction. Art appreciation there be art everywhere!
imagining what life was like courses do just that, i.e., show “Teaching Critical Thinking Also great:
for O’Keeffe and Stieglitz. An us how we can make the most through Art with the Art of the Mooc: Activism
art lover will know: the artists of our emotional connections National Gallery of Art” and Social Movements by
and their thoughts, no matter with the art pieces and their offered by Smithsonian with Coursera
what kind of artistic language creators. Those who were Edx The Modern and the
they used to materialize those, lucky to take an art National Gallery of Art Postmodern
can calm the storm inside appreciation class in college (NGA) in Washington, DC

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