This course follows the story of Western visual art in the first half of the 20th Century, a period of restless experimentation. Artists pushed the boundaries: challenging what had gone before; drawing on the work of earlier times and distant nations; building bridges with literature, music, crafts and architecture; and reflecting new attitudes to sexuality, suffrage, war and pacifism. Across Europe, many new styles and movements emerged, some figurative, some abstract - examples include cubism, surrealism, modernism and the practical focus of the Bauhaus school. The course will seek to bring order to this confusing world by looking closely at selected works by key artists, using visual analysis techniques. Each session will include small group exercises and everyone makes a (very) short end-of-term presentation. A visit to the Fitzwilliam and/or Kettle's Yard will be arranged if possible. No experience required, but ability to clearly see detail in projected images important.