Delaware Art Museum

Art History Series (10:30 - 11:30 am) Wednesdays, June 2, 9, and 16 Danielle Rice, Executive Director Less is More: Understanding the Need for Simplicity in Art This course will explore artistic traditions that favor simplicity and understatement in favor of detail and decoration. We will explore the thinking behind these traditions and consider how they relate to the conceptual art of the 20th century. • June 2: Economy of Means in Asian and European Art • June 9: American Simplicity in Painting and Decorative Arts • June 16: Conceptual and Minimal Art in Context