Modern Art in the USA

Modern Art in the USA
Author: Patricia Hills
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Art, American
ISBN: 9780130361387

This chronologically organized and comprehensive anthology of readings tells the whole story of art in America from 1900 to the present. It focuses on the themes, issues, and controversies that occurred throughout the century--using selections that are contemporary with the art--by artists, critics, exhibition organizers, poets, politicians, and other writers on culture. Some recurring themes and issues include issues of identity; the changing nature of modernism and modernity; nationalism; art as individual or community expression; the nature of public art; and the role of criticism, censorship, and government intervention. Texts by well-known writers include Meyer Schapiro, Clement Greenberg, Michael Fried, Donald Kuspit, and Kate Linker. A guide for those interested in both the standard interpretations of American art and in alternative readings.

Modern Art USA

Modern Art USA
Author: Rudi Blesh
Publisher: New York : Knopf
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1956
Genre: Art
ISBN:

How New York Stole the Idea of Modern Art

How New York Stole the Idea of Modern Art
Author: Serge Guilbaut
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 022679184X

"A provocative interpretation of the political and cultural history of the early cold war years. . . . By insisting that art, even art of the avant-garde, is part of the general culture, not autonomous or above it, he forces us to think differently not only about art and art history but about society itself."—New York Times Book Review

Pop Impressions Europe/USA

Pop Impressions Europe/USA
Author: Wendy Weitman
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
Total Pages: 140
Release: 1999
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780870700774

Essay by Wendy Weitman.

Film and Modern American Art

Film and Modern American Art
Author: Katherine Manthorne
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2019-01-30
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1351187295

Between the 1890s and the 1930s, movie going became an established feature of everyday life across America. Movies constituted an enormous visual data bank and changed the way artist and public alike interpreted images. This book explores modern painting as a response to, and an appropriation of, the aesthetic possibilities pried open by cinema from its invention until the outbreak of World War II, when both the art world and the film industry changed substantially. Artists were watching movies, filmmakers studied fine arts; the membrane between media was porous, allowing for fluid exchange. Each chapter focuses on a suite of films and paintings, broken down into facets and then reassembled to elucidate the distinctive art–film nexus at successive historic moments.

Whitney Biennial 2022

Whitney Biennial 2022
Author: David Breslin
Publisher: Whitney Museum of American Art
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2022-04-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9780300263893

Presenting the latest iteration of this crucial exhibition, always a barometer of contemporary American art The 2022 Whitney Biennial is accompanied by this landmark volume. Each of the Biennial's participants is represented by a selected exhibition history, a bibliography, and imagery complemented by a personal statement or interview that foregrounds the artist's own voice. Essays by the curators and other contributors elucidate themes of the exhibition and discuss the participants. The 2022 Biennial's two curators, David Breslin and Adrienne Edwards, are known for their close collaboration with living artists. Coming after several years of seismic upheaval in and beyond the cultural, social, and political landscapes, this catalogue will offer a new take on the storied institution of the Biennial while continuing to serve--as previous editions have--as an invaluable resource on present-day trends in contemporary art in the United States.

The Art Museum in Modern Times

The Art Museum in Modern Times
Author: Charles Saumarez Smith
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-04-13
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0500022437

A compelling examination of the art museum from a renowned director, this sweeping book explores how architecture, vision, and funding have transformed art museums around the world over the past eighty years. How have art museums changed in the past century? Where are they headed in the future? Charles Saumarez Smith is uniquely qualified to answer these questions, having been at the helm of three major institutions over the course of his distinguished career. For The Art Museum in Modern Times, Saumarez Smith has undertaken an odyssey, visiting art museums across the globe and examining how the experience of art is shaped by the buildings that house it. His story starts with the Museum of Modern Art in New York, one of the first museums to focus squarely on the art of the present rather than the past. When it opened in 1939, MoMA’s boldly modernist building represented a stark riposte to the neoclassicism of most earlier art museums. From there, Saumarez Smith investigates dozens of other museums, including the Tate Modern in London, the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the West Bund Museum in Shanghai, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. He explores our shifting reasons for visiting museums, changes to the way exhibits are organized and displayed, and the spectacular new architectural landmarks that have become destinations in their own right. Global in scope yet full of personal insight, this fully illustrated celebration of the modern art museum will appeal to art lovers, museum professionals, and museum goers alike.

Earth Now

Earth Now
Author: Katherine Ware
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2011
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Presents delicious and easy to prepare recipes and dishes from the northern region of Mexico.

Our Selves: Photographs by Women Artists

Our Selves: Photographs by Women Artists
Author: Roxana Marcoci
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2022-04-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781633451339

How have women artists used photography as a tool of resistance? Our Selves explores the connections between photography, feminism, civil rights, Indigenous sovereignty and queer liberation Spanning more than 100 years of photography, the works in Our Selves range from a turn-of-the-century photograph of racially segregated education in the United States, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, to a contemporary portrait celebrating Indigenous art forms, by the Chemehuevi artist Cara Romero. As the title of this volume suggests, Our Selves affirms the creative and political agency of women artists. A critical essay by curator Roxana Marcoci asks the question "What is a Feminist Picture?" and reconsiders the art-historical canon through works by Claude Cahun, Tina Modotti, Carrie Mae Weems, Catherine Opie and Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie, among others. Twelve focused essays by emerging scholars explore themes such as identity and gender, the relationship between educational systems and power, and the ways in which women artists have reframed our received ideas about womanhood. Published in conjunction with a groundbreaking exhibition of photographs by women artists--drawn exclusively from MoMA's collection, thanks to a transformative gift of photographs from Helen Kornblum in 2021--this richly illustrated catalog features more than 100 color and black-and-white plates. As we continue to aspire to equity and diversity, Our Selves contributes vital insights into figures too often relegated to the margins of our cultural imagination.

The Modern Art Activity Book

The Modern Art Activity Book
Author: Ashley Le Quere
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2017-05-02
Genre: Art, Modern
ISBN: 9781454925637

Draw, color, and create your own modern art. From Impressionism to Pop Art and Cubism to Surrealism, find out about many different art movements and try the techniques for yourself. Includes a fun foldout timeline. - Publisher's description