In the 1960s and 1970s art critics believed that current trends in art foretold the “death of painting.” Do you think painting has actually “died” as an art form in contemporary art? If so, what has risen to replace painting? If not, how has painting been able to survive? As always, please refer to specific works of art in your post.
Useful Sources:
After 1940: Abstract Expressionism
Paul, A. S. (n.d.). Abstract Expressionism. The Met’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/abex/hd_abex.htm
• Read the article: Abstract Expressionism
What is abstract expressionism? – Sarah Rosenthal. (n.d.). TED-Ed. https://ed.ted.com/lessons/could-just-anyone-make-a-jackson-pollock-painting-sarah-rosenthal
• Watch the video: What is abstract expressionism? – Sarah Rosenthal.
After 1950: Postmodern Art
Gambino, M. (n.d.). Ask an Expert: What is the Difference Between Modern and Postmodern Art? Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/ask-an-expert-what-is-the-difference-between-modern-and-postmodern-art-87883230/
• Read the article: Ask an Expert: What is the Difference Between Modern and Postmodern Art?
1940s-1960s: Pop Art
Spivey, V. (n.d.). Pop Art. Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/post-war-american-art/popart/a/pop-art
• Read the article: Pop Art
1960s-1970s: Minimalism
The Case for Minimalism [Video]. (n.d.). Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/post-war-american-art/minimalism-and-earthworks/v/the-case-for-minimalism-the-art-assignment-pbs-digital-studios
• Watch the video: The Case for Minimalism
Performance and Conceptual Art
The Case for Performance Art [Video]. (n.d.). Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/conceptual-and-performance-art/performanceart/v/the-case-for-performance-art
• Watch the video: The Case for Performance Art
Dzalto, D. (n.d.). Joseph Beuys, Feet Washing and Conceptual Performance. Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/post-war-european-art/postwar-art-germany/a/joseph-beuys-feet-washing-and-conceptual-performance
• Read the article: Joseph Beuys, Feet Washing and Conceptual Performance
After 1970: Pictures Generation (Feminism, Consumerism, and Postcolonialism)
Saggase, J. M. (n.d.). The Pictures Generation. Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/post-minimalism/painting/a/the-pictures-generation
• Read the article: The Pictures Generation
Folland, T. (n.d.). Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Your gaze hits the side of my face). Khan Academy.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/global-culture/concepts-in-art-1980-to-now/identity-art/a/barbara-kruger-untitled-your-gaze-hits-the-side-of-my-face
• Read the article: Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Your gaze hits the side of my face).
After 1980: Postcolonial Art (Global Contemporary)
James Luna, “Artifact Piece.” (2019, January 31). Marabou at the Museum. https://marabouatthemuseum.com/2019/01/31/james-luna-artifact-piece/
• Read the article: James Luna Artifact Piece
Young, Allison. (n.d.). Yinka Shonibare, The Swing (After Fragonard). Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/global-contemporary-apah/21st-century-apah/a/yinka-shonibare-the-swing-after-fragonard
• Read the article: Yinka Shonibare, The Swing (After Fragonard)
Optional Resources
The Art Assignment. (2019, May 28). Art or Prank? YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZlrHyzIwcI
• Watch the video: Art or Prank?
Austin, Chloe. (2020, December 14). Postcolonial art: Eight artists addressing empire, colonial histories and black identities. Art UK. https://artuk.org/discover/stories/postcolonial-art-eight-artists-addressing-empire-colonial-histories-and-black-identities
• Read the article: Postcolonial art: Eight artists addressing empire, colonial histories and black identities.
