1. Art History 2: Class 8
Note: Review for Final Exam next week. Final Exam in two weeks. Papers or projects must be
turned in on day of the Final Exam. Please remember that the paper or project is one-third of
your final grade.
Dada, “anti-art,” Tzara, Zurich, Cabaret Voltaire, Marcel Duchamp, “Non-Retinal Art,”
“Readymades,” “R. Mutt,” Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Angelina Beloff, Cubism, Marevna,
Communism/Marxism, public art (murals), fresco, Lupe Marin, Ministry of Education
("Liberation of the Peon," "The Dividing of the Land," "The Operation," "Banquet of the Rich,"
"Insurrection/Distribution of Arms"), Chapingo Chapel, "The Broken Column," "The Two
Fridas," self-portraits (Frida), National Palace (Mexico City), Cuernavaca ("Zapata's Horse"),
Detroit (Art Institute), "Henry Ford Hospital, 1932" (miscarriage), New York (RCA Building),
Rockefellers, Lenin, Trotsky, "The Little Deer," Judy Chicago/“The Dinner Party”
Possible essay questions:
--Discuss Dadaism. What were some of its intentions and methods? Discuss Marcel Duchamp’s
concepts of “non-retinal art” and the “readymade.”
-- Discuss the relationship between Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. How did Rivera use his art to
express his political leanings? How did Kahlo use hers as an expression of her pain and emotional
distress?
Images from the text:
Fountain by M. Duchamp, 1917, page 571
Man, Controller of the Universe, by Diego Rivera, page 592
INSURRECTION (DIEGO RIVERA) THE BROKEN COLUMN (FRIDA KAHLO)