# AHIS 225 — Art Now (AUB) > AHIS 225 Art Now at American University of Beirut. 4 student reviews. Source: https://studiety.com/aub/course/852 Retrieved: 2026-09-18 ## Facts - Course code: AHIS 225 - Title: Art Now - University: American University of Beirut (AUB) - Subject: Art History - Department: Fine Arts and Art History - Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Credits: 3 - Counts toward General Education: Cultures and Histories - Professors on record (3): Fares Chalabi, Rayya Badran, Zeina Halabieh ## Catalogue description This course looks at contemporary art, as it is being produced, diffused and consumed in the present, while questioning what constitutes the present we live in historically, politically and ideologically. ## Quick answers ### What is AHIS 225 at AUB? AHIS 225 Art Now is a 3-credit course at American University of Beirut (AUB), in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. This course looks at contemporary art, as it is being produced, diffused and consumed in the present, while questioning what constitutes the present we live in historically, politically and ideologically. ### How many credits is AHIS 225? AHIS 225 Art Now is worth 3 credits at AUB. ### Is AHIS 225 hard? 4 AUB students have written about AHIS 225 on Studiety. No one has left a star rating yet, so read what they wrote rather than an average. ### Who teaches AHIS 225 at AUB? Studiety has 3 professors on record for AHIS 225: Fares Chalabi, Rayya Badran, Zeina Halabieh. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now. ## Student reviews 4 of 4 reviews by students who took the course. Any review carried over from elsewhere is marked with its source on its own line. - **2020-08** — Very interesting course with a nice professor. Her way of explanation is not boring, always a new information and bunch of knowledge added. Not heavy workload, 25% participation and attendance, 25% midterm paper, 25% final paper, 25% group presentation. I honestly enjoyed the course a lot. Highly recommended for a humanities elective and for art history minor. - **2020-02** — Very interesting professor. There is workload however you have readings (sometimes long) Grade wise she's fair but demanding you have two short essay and a final long one and in-class presentation of a reading - **2020-02** — In this class you need to do a presentation as a group work about a specific artist 25% a paper 1000-1300 about an exhibition that you need to see as a class on a Saturday most prob 25% ,and a final paper 25% 2500 words in correlation with the readings given every week. If you have a background info about art and contem art ( marcel du champs, andy warhol ... ) 25% participation. you will definitely like the class. - **2020-02** — The professor is very sweet and understanding. workload: 2 papers (each about a different exhibition you visit) and 1 presentation. ## See also - [All Art History courses at AUB](https://studiety.com/aub/subject/art-history.md) - [Every AUB subject](https://studiety.com/aub/subjects.md) --- From Studiety (https://studiety.com/), an independent, student-run course guide. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any university. Reviews are the opinions of individual students.