Art Since 1945: Key Movements, Artists, and Concepts for Midterm

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Galaxy

Abstract Expressionism, Pollock, American, 1947

<p>Abstract Expressionism, Pollock, American, 1947</p>
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No. 1

Abstract Expressionism, Pollock, American, 1948

<p>Abstract Expressionism, Pollock, American, 1948</p>
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At Five in the Afternoon

Abstract Expressionism, Motherwell, American, 1949

<p>Abstract Expressionism, Motherwell, American, 1949</p>
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Green & Maroon

Abstract Expressionism, Rothko, American, 1951

<p>Abstract Expressionism, Rothko, American, 1951</p>
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Vir heroicus sublimus

Abstract Expressionism, Newman, American, 1951

<p>Abstract Expressionism, Newman, American, 1951</p>
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Woman and Bicycle

Abstract Expressionism, de Kooning, American, 1953

<p>Abstract Expressionism, de Kooning, American, 1953</p>
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Flag

Assemblage Art, Johns, American, 1955

<p>Assemblage Art, Johns, American, 1955</p>
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Bed

Assemblage Art, Rauschenberg, American, 1955

<p>Assemblage Art, Rauschenberg, American, 1955</p>
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Monochrome Blue IKB 48

Minimalism, Klein, French, 1956

<p>Minimalism, Klein, French, 1956</p>
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Canyon

Assemblage Art, Rauschenberg, American, 1959

<p>Assemblage Art, Rauschenberg, American, 1959</p>
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Blue Veil

Abstract Expressionism, Louis, American, 1959

<p>Abstract Expressionism, Louis, American, 1959</p>
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Die Fahne Hoch!

Minimalism, Stella, American, 1959

<p>Minimalism, Stella, American, 1959</p>
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Royal Tide

Assemblage Art, Nevelson, American, 1960

<p>Assemblage Art, Nevelson, American, 1960</p>
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Dick Tracy

Pop Art, Warhol, American, 1961

<p>Pop Art, Warhol, American, 1961</p>
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Marilyn Diptych

Pop Art, Warhol, American, 1962

<p>Pop Art, Warhol, American, 1962</p>
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Die

Minimalism, Smith, American, 1962

<p>Minimalism, Smith, American, 1962</p>
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Blaze I

Op Art, Riley, British, 1962

<p>Op Art, Riley, British, 1962</p>
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Drowning Girl

Pop Art, Lichtenstein, American, 1963

<p>Pop Art, Lichtenstein, American, 1963</p>
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Blue, Green, Red

Minimalism, Kelly, American, 1963

<p>Minimalism, Kelly, American, 1963</p>
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Untitled

Minimalism, Judd, American, 1963

<p>Minimalism, Judd, American, 1963</p>
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Buffalo II

Assemblage, Rauschenberg, American, 1964

<p>Assemblage, Rauschenberg, American, 1964</p>
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F 111

Pop Art, Rosenquist, American, 1965

<p>Pop Art, Rosenquist, American, 1965</p>
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One and Three Chairs

Conceptual Art, Kosuth, American, 1965

<p>Conceptual Art, Kosuth, American, 1965</p>
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Infinity Mirror Room

Post-Minimalism, Kusama, Japanese, 1965

<p>Post-Minimalism, Kusama, Japanese, 1965</p>
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State Hospital

Assemblage Art, Keinholz, American, 1966

<p>Assemblage Art, Keinholz, American, 1966</p>
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Hang Up

Post-Minimalism, Hesse, German-American, 1966

<p>Post-Minimalism, Hesse, German-American, 1966</p>
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A Cast of the Space Under My Chair

Post-Minimalism, Nauman, American, 1968

<p>Post-Minimalism, Nauman, American, 1968</p>
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Magnesium Square

Minimalism, Andre, American, 1969

<p>Minimalism, Andre, American, 1969</p>
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Spiral Jetty

Site-Specific Art, Smithson, American, 1970, Salt Lake, Utah

<p>Site-Specific Art, Smithson, American, 1970, Salt Lake, Utah</p>
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Shoot

Performance Art, Burden, American, 1971

<p>Performance Art, Burden, American, 1971</p>
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Coyote: I like America and America Likes Me

Performance Art, Beuys, German, 1974

<p>Performance Art, Beuys, German, 1974</p>
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Clothespin

Pop Art, Oldenburg, American, 1976, Philadelphia

<p>Pop Art, Oldenburg, American, 1976, Philadelphia</p>
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Running Fence

Site-Specific, Christo, Bulgarian-American, 1976, California

<p>Site-Specific, Christo, Bulgarian-American, 1976, California</p>
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Titled Arc

Site-Specific Art, Serra, American, 1981, Federal Plaza, NYC

<p>Site-Specific Art, Serra, American, 1981, Federal Plaza, NYC</p>
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Site-Specific, Lin, American, 1982, Washington, DC

<p>Site-Specific, Lin, American, 1982, Washington, DC</p>
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Avant-garde

Innovative, experimental art that challenges traditional ideas.

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Abstract Expressionism

Post-WWII art movement focused on emotional, gestural abstraction.

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New York School

Group of artists/poets in 1940s-50s New York central to Abstract Expressionism.

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Action Painting

Technique of applying paint with dynamic gestures, emphasizing movement.

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"All-over" painting

A canvas covered evenly with marks/colors, lacking a central focus.

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Afocal

Without a focal point; the eye can wander anywhere on the artwork.

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Color-field painting

Large expanses of flat, solid color to evoke emotion.

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"Zip"

Narrow vertical stripe used by Barnett Newman to structure color fields.

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Stain painting

Paint thinned and soaked into unprimed canvas, fusing pigment with fabric.

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Assemblage Art

Sculptural works made from everyday, often found, objects.

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Readymades

Ordinary manufactured objects designated as art (coined by Marcel Duchamp).

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Found object

A discovered item repurposed as art.

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Kinetic art

Art that incorporates actual or perceived movement.

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Encaustic paint

Pigment mixed with hot wax, producing textured, durable surfaces.

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Installation

Large-scale, immersive art arranged in a specific space.

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"Combine"

Robert Rauschenberg's hybrid works mixing painting and sculpture with real objects.

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Pop Art

1960s art movement using imagery from popular culture and mass media.

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Ben-day dots

Printing technique using small colored dots to create shading (used by Lichtenstein).

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Grisaille

Painting done entirely in shades of gray to mimic sculpture.

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The Factory

Andy Warhol's New York studio, a hub for art and culture in the 1960s.

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Screenprint

Printing method forcing ink through a stencil on mesh (favored by Pop artists).

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Diptych

Artwork made of two panels, often hinged or paired.

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Disaster series

Warhol's works depicting car crashes, suicides, and tragedies using repetition.

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Minimalism

1960s movement using simple, geometric forms and industrial materials.

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"ABC" art

Another term for Minimalism, emphasizing its bare, literal nature.

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Monochrome

Artwork consisting of a single color or shade.

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Hard-edge painting

Style with crisp, sharp boundaries between areas of color.

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Op Art

Optical art that creates illusions of movement or vibration.

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Performance Art

Live, time-based art where the artist's body is central.

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Happenings

Spontaneous, participatory performance events in the 1960s.

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Conceptual Art

Art where the idea takes precedence over the physical object.

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Post-Minimalism

Art reacting to Minimalism with more expressive, organic, or process-based forms.

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Process Art

Focuses on the act of making and materials rather than the finished product.

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Earthworks

Large-scale outdoor works using natural landscapes and materials.

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Site-Specific Art

Created for a particular location, inseparable from its environment.