Art Today

Minimalism Artist

"Primary Structures"

avoided hand-made & overt personality

extension of Post-Painterly self-definition

Without representational cues, what to do with it?

Any aspect of a thing that can serve as a perceptual whole and thus serve as a reference point in the process of seeing and thinking

Post-Minimalism date

Post-Minimalism Artist

Renewed interest in Abstract Expressionist ideas

Quirky "signature" materials

art world becoming more and more international

Conceptual Art Date

Conceptual Art Artist

Art as idea

artist as thinker, not maker

anti-material

"documentation" of short-lived event & use of photos ad documenting tool

Op Art Date

Op Art Artist

Optical Art

Interest in optical illusion

Outgrowth of Post-Painterly movement

Photorealism Date

Camera based realism

Photorealsim Artist

Body/Performance Art Date

Body/Performance Art Artist

Very Influential Teacher in Germant; translates wartime experience into symbolic installations/performances

Body activity art medium

influenced by conceptual Art/Happenings

anti-material, photo as documentation

Video Art Date

Video Art Artist

High art prejudice against TV

Tech as kind of "new nature"

integrating performance, music, installations, & tech possibilities

Sony Video portipack & Video Synth Dates

Earthworks Date

Earthworks Artist

Influence of minimalism; simple gestalt

Feminist Art Date

Feminist Art Artist

Pattern & Decoration Date

Pattern & Decoration Artist

Decorative Arts in high art context

Postmodernism Date

Hotly Debated label

Influence of communication media

dissatisfaction with "precious" modernism

'70s pluralism recast - interest in diversity, multiculturalism, no central focus

renewed interest in symbolism and narrative, "death of the avant-garde"

"Appropriation"

Graffiti/Post-Graffiti Dates

Graffiti/Post-Graffiti Artists

transformation of subculture popular form into high art

"wild Style" film and the spread of hip-hop culture

Times Square Show

Neo-Expressionism Date

Neo-Expressionism Artist

Style revival of German national themes dealing with holocaust guilt

US Postmodern "Big 3" date

US Postmodern "Big 3" Artists

1980s boom in art prices

new level of art "superstar"; influence of Warhol's career

"Diptych"

Energism Date

Energism Artist

Sense of visual energy, active compositions, bright colors

"New Realism" date

"New Realism" Artists

reactivation of realist formats for new examinations of social and political themes

Word/Text Date

Word/Text Artists

extension of conceptual interest in language

non-traditional venues for artwork

Staged Photos date

Staged Photos Artist

return to fabricated tableaux from 19th century photography

postmodern influence of photographical media

Simulationism (Neo-Geo) dates

Simulationism (Neo-Geo) Artists

ironic and biting commentary on contemporary consumer society

mix of pop and dada

comments of failure of Modernism

African-American Art Date

Arfican-American Art Artists

Installations Date

Installations Artist

significant 1990s trend away from painting (commodity art)

often social, identity issues explored