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Fall
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Topic Links: Art and Design Since 1945
For the forseeable future, this page will be under constant and radical construction and revision. Please visit it frequently during the quarter, and feel free to e-mail potential links.
General History and Theory
Art of the Twentieth Century (overview of modernism and its precursors).
Art Photographers in Germany after 1945
Versions of Rapture: Postwar Art Focusing on Spirituality. This is a review of an exhibit of works by various artists, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, written by Raphael Rubenstein in 1996. The exhibit featured many of the artists under consideration in this class, with a unified theme.
The Art Movements Directory provides short summaries of modern art movements, from a British commercial site
See also the Guardian Unlimited's collection of essays on Modernism (some of which are linked to the Schedule).
Semiotics websites: Semiotics: Principles in Action for the Graphic Designer l Semiotics for Beginners l Semiotics of Media homepage
Specific Movements
Abstract Expressionism For starters, a brief WebMuseum article; an untidy but extensive article on ArtLex with images; the Artchive page (am I the only one who thinks this is a dumb name for a good site?); the "Pedigree and Provenance" page on Abstract Expressionism from Biddington's Abstract Art Gallery--with links to other pages on the site at the bottom;
Minimalism ArtLex's page; Artcyclopedia's Minimalism page; a helpful article from the Guardian Unlimited, "Is Less More," by Jonathan Freedland; examples of Minimalism from the Guggenheim.
CoBrA CobraArt (with links to a short history and individual artists); the-artists.org (more links to CoBrA artists)
Environmental/Land Art Land and Environmental Art (from the-artists.org); Walter De Maria, Lightning Field; ArtLex's pages on Earth Art and Environment[al] Art; The Center for Land Use Interpretation (newly found, and quite wonderful).
Conceptual Art My favorite is Maria Lewis's Art Minimal and Conceptual Only; go to the main index for a list of artists--but there's not much information; ArtLex's page; Biddington's page; Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Conceptual Art. Stuart Jeffries on Installation Art, "When Is a Room Not a Room?" (Guardian Unlimited);
Resources
Images: Artcyclopedia; artnet from artnet magazine--images of works by 1800 artists; Chris Witcombe's ever-useful Art History Resources on the Web--go to 20th and 21st century lists; CGFA has artist's works listed alphabetically by artist, with high-quality scans. Just remember that the more contemporary the artist, the less likely you are to find accessible images on the web--unless there's a dedicated website.
Ideas: ctheory.net "an international journal of theory, technology, and culture, publishing articles, interviews, event-scenes and reviews of key books." Edited by Arthur and Marilouise Kroker--Interactive Media people: see especially the new section on ctheory multimedia; World Wide Art Resources (articles on contemporary art and artists, as well as design); Artext (antiquarian books on modern art, women artists, and film studies; includes extensive lists on books about post-war movements--some of which may be affordable).
A Century of Design Part III: 1950-1975 and A Century of Design Part IV: 1975-2000 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)--the final segments of a special exhibit on modern design. And check out the Met's exhibition, Sol Lewitt on the Roof.
Museums: MoMA (Museum of Modern Art, New York); MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York; see especially the new Timeline of Art History); National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles); Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York); Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia; New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York); the Modern (Fort Worth). For more, do a "contemporary art" + museum, or "modern art" +museum search on Google.
As you can see, I have a ton of work to do on this page in particular, and the course pages in general. Design and research help would be appreciated, and assignment-related credit given to volunteers.