Art of the Postmodern Era: From the Late 1960s to the Early 1990s - Hardcover

Sandler, Irving

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0064385094 ISBN 13: 9780064385091

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1996

Synopsis

Discusses the significance of the Postmodern Era, exploring not only the artists and their works, but also the impact of such social influences as feminism, multiculturalism, and consumerism

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Synopsis:

Irving Sandler discusses the major and minor artists and their works; movements, ideas, attitudes, and styles; and the social and cultural context of the period. He covers postmodernist art theory, the art market, and consumer society. American and European art and artists are included. The fourth and final installment in Irving Sandlers series on contemporary art, Art of the Postmodern Era surveys the artists, works, movements, and ideas as well as the social and cultural context of this energetic and turbulent period in art.The book begins with the late 1960s, when new directions in art emerged, ranging from diverse postminimal styles to pattern and decoration painting and new image painting. In turn, the 1980s ushered in a second wave of new movementsneoexpressionism, media deconstruction, and commodity art. Sandler also discusses postmodernist art theory, the art market, and consumer society, providing an essential framework for understanding the art of this period. Unlike his previous books, Art of the Postmodern Era includes both American and European artists.

About the Author:

Irving Sandler, professor of art history at the State University of New York at Purchase, was born in New York City and educated in Philadelphia. He is the author of a multivolume history of American art since 1945, books on Alex Katz, Al Held, Mark di Suvero, and numerous exhibition catalogues, articles, and reviews.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0064385094
• ISBN 13: 9780064385091
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 680