Art since 1950

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This teaching packet discusses artistic movements of the late 20th century, including abstract expressionism, pop art, minimalism, conceptualism, process art, neo-expressionism, and postmodernism, with attention to their critical reception and theoretical bases. The packet considers works by 27 painters and sculptors including Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, Mark Rothko, David Smith, Martin Puryear, Anselm Kiefer, Susan Rothenberg, and Roy Lichtenstein (see full list below).
Artists included: Louise Bourgeois, Chuck Close, Sam Gilliam, Philip Guston, Eva Hesse, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Andy Kiefer, Willem de Kooning, Joseph Kosuth, Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Long, Elizabeth Murray, Barnett Newman, Claes Oldenburg, Sigmar Polke, Jackson Pollock, Martin Puryear, Robert Rauschenberg, Ad Reinhardt, Susan Rothenberg, Mark Rothko, David Smith, Tony Smith, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol.
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