Explore the art of our time through four of MoMA’s most popular courses: Modern Art & Ideas, Seeing Through Photographs, What Is Contemporary Art?, and Fashion as Design. Go behind the scenes at the Museum and inside the studios of artists, designers, architects, and other makers.
Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialization
Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialization
Explore Art and Ideas of Our Time. Develop a deeper understanding of artists’ and designers’ processes, and gain confidence in looking at and talking about art.
Instructors: Sarah Meister
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(3,002 reviews)
Beginner level
Recommended experience
1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Develop a deeper understanding of artists’ and designers’ processes, including modes of experimentation and responses to technological innovation.
Develop critical thinking and looking skills to understand how artists and designers respond to the social and cultural issues of their time.
Gain confidence in looking at and talking about modern and contemporary art and design, and find inspiration from art all around you.
Better comprehend the choices you make about fashion with respect to expression, identity, and issues such as labor practices and sustainability.
Overview
Skills you'll gain
- Sustainability Standards
- Culture
- Performing Arts
- Public History
- Liberal Arts
- Media and Communications
- Photo/Video Production and Technology
- Content Creation
- Aesthetics
- Photography
- Storytelling
- Creativity
- Design Elements And Principles
- Multimedia
- Sustainable Development
- Art History
- Electronic Media
- Social Justice
- Design
- Cultural Diversity
What’s included
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20 practice exercises
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Specialization - 4 course series
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Art History, Content Creation, Aesthetics, Creativity, Social Justice, Cultural Diversity, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Storytelling, and Liberal Arts
What you'll learn
Understand artists’ processes and the choices that inform a photograph’s making, including experimentation and responses to technological innovation.
Learn how context influences the production, circulation, and reception of photographic images.
Understand the relationship between a photograph’s subject and meaning, and the differences between photographs as objects and photographic images.
Gain confidence in looking at and talking about photography, and find inspiration from photographs all around you.
Skills you'll gain
Photography, Public History, Storytelling, Media and Communications, Art History, Social Justice, and Culture
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Art History, Design, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Multimedia, Creativity, Electronic Media, Aesthetics, Liberal Arts, Social Justice, Content Creation, and Performing Arts
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Design, Cultural Diversity, Sustainability Standards, Sociology, Aesthetics, Sustainable Development, Art History, Design Thinking, World History, Non-Verbal Communication, Creativity, and Research
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Frequently asked questions
No prior knowledge of art or design is required.
Through this Specialization, you will develop a deeper understanding of artists’ and designers’ materials, processes, and strategies for responding to social and cultural issues. You will gain skills in critical thinking and looking at modern and contemporary art, and tools to inform the choices you make about fashion and design.
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
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