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Longo, Men in the Cities, 1981
Photorealism- Post-modern: taking from photograph
Idea from movie still- The American Soldier
Despersonalized-nostalgic value (b&w)
Exaggerated poses to undermine expressive ability |
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Serra, Tilted Arc, New York, 1981
Slightly bent piece of 120 ft lead
Government is supposed to educate public why piece is there
Serra will sue if they remove is
Site-specific |
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Haring, One-Man Show, 1982
Promotes first show
semiotics (study of sign) belieed message was simplified and public would get it
graffiti art- 1980's-present- originally starte as anti-gallery
signature style, untraditional, spraypaint, quickly executed, |
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Fischl, The Old Man’s Boat and the Old Man’s Dog, 1982
7ft square oil on canvas -casual figures-detached-impending weather
problematic mood- Past reference: gilligans isle-raft of medusa-tennyson
crises of identity in US-alienation and disconnection-boredom |
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Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, 1982
see yourself while reading-names written chronological to deaths
500ft polished black granite- 58, 000 us soldier names
walk way next to wall-entry point is at beginning of war
cemetery-esque-leave memento's and name rubbing
site-specific-made particularly for site-if moved meaning is lost
minimal architecture: reduced to basic form-large scale
One side points to washington memorial the other side to lincoln monument |
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Salle, Tennyson, 1983
neo-expressionism and post modern
figure returns to 2D work in unsettling way
fragmentation and lack of core meaning
female nude |
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Basquiat, Grillo, 1984
Grillo= white grapes and storyteller
formal composition: 2 figures glomed together on wood panels-no depth-neo primitive
combination of line/shapes-wood paint nails-clutter flattens work- colors are loud/gestural
african american artist is mainstream first |
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Kiefer, Departure from Egypt, 1984
neo-expressionism: revives techniques in earlier movement
rejection of minimalism and conceptual art and forms of dematerialization
post-modernism: mized media- shepherds staff, oil, straw
return to 2D in unsettling way
bold gesture, heroic scale, mythic content, rebellious figuration
Egypt: germans occupied it during WWII moses-staff0 scorched earth |
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Starn Twins, Double Mona Lisa with Double Self-Portrait, 1985
photo of bulletproof case-twins in reflection
not valued as high art: consistency, originality,
Many prints put together in wooden case
Photo is object can be used as sculptural material
post modern- photography is 1 medium among many |
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Halley, Two Cells with Circulating Conduit, 1985
Neo-geo(85-90) return to structure and tightly defined pictorial space
shapes have socially recognized meaning-mix of abstraction and representation
minimal-crisp defined-pop-art: every day object
post-mod: ununified fragments of line/shape
abstractions find geometric shapes to have spiritual elements-universally understood
forms are known through personal experience |
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Steinbach, Ultra Red #2, 1986
wall mounted, lava lamp, alarm clock, steamer pots
set up like store display- clocks and lava always changing
temporal aspect- time is ticking
PASTICHE: mixture of materials from unrelated sources
Materials share: electric items = commodity art
importance of repetition: ties them together, creates a design, mass production |
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Koons, New Hoover Quadraflex, 1986
Mass production commodity art |
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Taafe, Big Iris, 1986
appropriation art-representation of abstract painting-mimics earlier movement
questions authenticity/originality-truth and reality of nature
collage-linoprint and acrylic- pattern and decoration (fabric)
post mod |
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Serrano, Piss Christ, 1987
picture of plastic crucifix in piss |
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Guerrilla Girls, The Advantages of Being a Woman Artist, 1988
rage at art world dominated by men.
Group made up of ind. female artists- identities are secret
deemphasize ind. and deflect discussion of merit |
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Rollins & KOS, Temptation of St. Anthony, The Trinity, 1989
wanted to train students to think of themselves as art pros
mid schoolteacher of s bronx in devastated neighborhood
canvas: book pages with blood as the medium
st anthony was martyred for temptation of the flesh
aids was prevalent issues of sex and blood were dominant
triptych- gold red white |
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Smith, Untitled, 1990
recognizable human form and approachable
both this and die engage figures in a physical experience
made from wax - pigment and paper mache
process art: gravity plays a role
sense of exhaustion |
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Prince, Untitled (Cowboy), 1991
phtos ads eliminating text to define brand
appropriation art: taking directly from source and representing in new context
quoting another work and not altering it
special connection to past |
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Gonzalez-Torres, Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), 1991
175 lb of wrapped candy in corner
weight of bf who was dying- multi mass produced form
syptom of aids is dramatic weightless
audience encouraged to take a piece
represents body (like christ) and the memory
generosity: give and candy will always be replenished
some eat to forget |
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Antoni, Gnaw, 1992
blcok of choc and lard
chews spits recasts in molds of lipstick and choc. box
objects then displayed in fake store front window
ref to pop art: everyday materials
seduction v. repulsion
mean create-women procreate |
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Whiteread, House, London, 1993
casts empty space within structure then casts it in concrete
temporary
memorial: ghost of a neighborhood |
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Whiteread, Nameless Library, Vienna, 2000
negative cast of small library-holocaust memorial-Jewish Square
medieval synagogue remains found below the square-site of mass Jewicide
critics thought it was dehumanizing-but base had 65,000 jewish
when installed criticism died out |
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