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American Art Since 1945 (World of Art)

by David Joselit

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David Joselit traces and analyzes the contradictory formal, ideological, and political conditions during this period that made American art predominant throughout the world. Social and cultural transformations rooted in mass media technologies--photography, television, video, and the Internet--elevated consumer commodities to the status of legitimate art subjects, as in pop and installation art, and also brought about a mechanization of the creative act. Canonical movements and figures are discussed at length--Pollock, Rothko, Krasner, Oldenburg, Johns, Warhol, Paik, Ruscha, Sherman, Schnabel, Koons, Barney, and others--in juxtaposition with lesser known contemporary artists and practices.

Synopsis:

No other introductory book presents the diversity and complexity of postwar American art from Abstract Expressionism to the present as clearly and succinctly as this groundbreaking survey.

Synopsis:

This comprehensive study provides an analysis of what has shaped post-war American art: how the mass media has framed the way in which artists view the world; and how traditional art media have been joined by readymade commodities, film, video, text and multiple other art forms.

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About the Author

David Joselit worked as a curator at The Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston from 1983 to 1989 where he co-organized several exhibitions including "Dissent: The Issue of Modern Art in Boston," "Endgame: Reference and Simulation in Recent Painting and Sculpture," and "The British Edge." He is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of California, Irvine. Joselit is the author of Infinite Regress: Marcel Duchamp 1910-1941, Feedback: Art and Politics in the Age of Television, and American Art Since 1945.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780500203682

Author:

Joselit, David

Publisher:

Thames & Hudson

Location:

London

Subject:

History

Subject:

American - General

Subject:

History - American

Subject:

Art, american

Subject:

Art, American -- 20th century.

Subject:

Art, American - 21st century

Subject:

Art-History and Criticism

Edition Description:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series:

World of Art

Series Volume:

GTR-132

Publication Date:

20030631

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Illustrations:

183 illustrations, 80 in color

Pages:

256

Dimensions:

8.3 x 6 x 0.7 in 1.125 lb

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Product details 256 pages Thames & Hudson - 2003-06-00 English 9780500203682 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Norton, No other introductory book presents the diversity and complexity of postwar American art from Abstract Expressionism to the present as clearly and succinctly as this groundbreaking survey.

"Synopsis" by Gardners, This comprehensive study provides an analysis of what has shaped post-war American art: how the mass media has framed the way in which artists view the world; and how traditional art media have been joined by readymade commodities, film, video, text and multiple other art forms.