Chronology of Postwar American Art

Chronology of Postwar American Art

1942-46 Peggy Guggenheim opens the Art of This Century gallery near New York’s Museum of Modern Art and begins showing Jackson Pollock — soon to be followed by Mark Rothko and Clyfford Still. With the emergence of these artists, and others Guggenheim exhibits (Robert Motherwell, Ad Reinhardt), New York effectively replaces Paris as the center of the art business. [-1–> [–> … Read more

8 works that define American land art

8 works that define American land art

How to Be Cultured Menu Art [–> [-1–> [–> [-1–>[-1–>[0–>© Holt/Smithson Foundation and Dia Art Foundation/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, courtesy of Holt/Smithson Foundation. Photo: Nancy Holt Corinne, Utah ‘Spiral Jetty’ (1970) by Robert Smithson “Spiral Jetty” is what Kevin Beasley, 40, a New York-based artist who’s heavily influenced by land art, … Read more