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Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of four semesters (or six quarters) of college-level Spanish at their home university in the U.S.

OBJECTIVES AND BASIS OF THE COURSE
As its main objective, this Course provides a systematic and thorough approach to the developments during the twentieth century in Spain within Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, as well as in terms of more ground-breaking contemporary artistic manifestations (happenings, performance art…). Key artists, as well as trends and artistic movements, will be explored.
METHODOLOGY
Class sessions will be of a theoretical-practical kind, combining theoretical explanations of syllabus content – backed up with computer-generated access to artworks – and discussion and debate amongst Course participants concerning the visual material on-screen and the recommended texts for reading.
SYLLABUS
SECTION 1: Introduction to Spanish Art of the Twentieth Century.
SYLLABUS UNIT I:
SECTION 2: Modernism in Spanish Architecture. Antonio Gaudí and Catalán Modernism.
SECTION 3: Renewal and Modernity in the Plastic Arts in Spain at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century. - Modernism: Santiago Rusiñol, Ramón Casas. Symbolism and Pre-Raphaelism: the School of Sant Lluc. J. Llimona, Clarasó. Noucentism: Clará, Gargallo, Sunyer, Hugué. Benighted Spain as depicted by Regoyos and Nonell. Regionalisms: the Basque Country: Zuloaga, Iturrino; Castille: the Generation of '98 and Landscape. Luminism: the Valencian School: Sorolla. The Andalucía of Romero de Torres.
SECTION 4: Spanish Artists in Paris - Picasso. Julio González. Cubists: Juan Gris, María Blanchard. Surrealists: Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí. The Second Generation of the School of Paris: M. A. Ortiz, F. Bores, P.Cossío.
SECTION 5: The Assimilation of Vanguardism in Spain: 1925, the Exhibition of Iberian Artists. The Cubism of Vázquez Díaz. Surrealism in Spain: Alberto Sánchez, B. Palencia, E. Granell, O. Domínguez. The Murcia Group: R. Gaya, J. Bonafé. Renewal in Sculpture: A. Ferrant, C. Mallo, A. Serra, L. Cristófol. An Artist on the Fringe: José Gutiérrez Solana.
SECTION 6: Tradition and the Avant-garde in Spanish Architecture up to 1940.- Traditional Architecture: Rucabado, Talavera, A. Palacios. Architecture and the Avant-garde: Mercadal; GATEPAC; the Barcelona Pavilion in the Paris Exhibition of 1937.
SYLLABUS UNIT II: ART IN SPAIN DURING THE PERIOD OF THE DICTATORSHIP (1939-1975).
SECTION 7: Spanish Architecture during the Period of the Dictatorship..- Official Architecture of the Post-war Period: L. Moya, V. D´Ors y E. Giménez Caballero; Muguruza and Chueca's Classicism; Renewal in Urbanism: Gutiérrez Soto and the Rationialist Trend. Architectural Renewal since 1945: the New Architecture of A. Moragas, Sostres, Cordech and Group R. Functionalism: Otamendi; Cabrero; de la Sota. Organicism: Sáenz de Oíza and Miguel Fisac.
SECTION 8: The Plastic Arts in Post-war Spain (1940-1950).- Official Art: Giménez Caballero and Art at the Behest of the Dictatorship. The Moderate Renewal: E. D´Ors, the Short-lived Academy of Art Criticism, the Salón of the 11. Exile Within and Exile Abroad.
SECTION 9: Radical Renewal in the Plastic Arts in Spain under the Dictatorship: Abstraction during the Forties: the Altamira School, Dau al set, the Pórtico Group, LADAC. The Fifties: El Paso and Informalism. The 'Indalianos'. The Parpalló Group. El Equipo 57 (The Team of 57). The Museum of Abstract Art, Cuenca. Madrid Hyper-realism. The Sixties.: Art and Political Engagement: Popular Scene. The Hondo Group. Reality Chronicle. Pop Art in Spain: The Chronicle Team. Luis Gordillo. Experimentation in Art: Kinetic Art and Optical Art. Sculpture: Chillida and Oteiza.
SYLLABUS UNIT III: Art in Spain within the Democratic Era (1978-2009)
SECTION 10: Architecture in Spain during the Democratic Era: New Trends in Architecture: R. Moneo; J. Navarro Baldeweg; J. D. Fullaondo; O. Tusquets; Campo Baeza; R. Bofill; S. Calatrava; Vázquez Consuegra; Cruz y Ortiz; A. Zaera; E. Miralles.
SECTION 11: The Plastic Arts in Spain, from 1978 to the Present Day: The Seventies: The New Approach. Conceptual Art: The Zaj Group and A. Corazón. New Trends in Pictorial Art: M. Barceló; C. Alcolea; J. M. Broto; C. Cobos; G. Pérez Villalta; J. M. Sicilia. Sculpture: J. Muñoz; C. Iglesias; S. Solano; F. Leiro; T. Badiola; A. Schlosser; E. Lootz. Spanish Art in 2009.