Movements in Art Since 1945

by Edward Lucie-Smith

Overview

A classic introduction to art since the end of the Second World War, Movements in Art Since 1945 tells the story of art across all forms of media over the past seventy-five years.

Revised and redesigned for the first time since 2001, this standard introduction to visual art in the postwar era examines the movements, trends, and artists from abstract expressionism to the present day.

Writing with exceptional clarity and a strong sense of narrative, Edward Lucie- Smith demystifies the work of dozens of artists and reveals how the art world has interacted with social, political, and environmental concerns. This book includes detailed coverage of major developments within the artistic community, such as pop art, conceptual and performance work, neo-expressionism, and minimalist art across the globe, including Asia, Africa, and Latin America. A new chapter on art since 2000 includes discussions of work by Banksy and Ai Weiwei, as well as recent trends in art from Russia and Eastern Europe.

Featuring nearly 300 images of key artworks that range from graffiti from 1980s New York to contemporary painting from China, this updated edition of Movements in Art Since 1945 is as global in its reach as art has become in the twenty-first century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780500204535
Publisher:	Thames & Hudson
Publication date:	04/14/2020
Series:	World of Art
Edition description:	Second
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	646,839
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Edward Lucie-Smith is well-known as a poet, novelist, biographer, broadcaster, and critic, and he is the author of numerous books, among them The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms, Furniture: A Concise History, Movements in Art Since 1945, Symbolist Art, and Sexuality in Western Art (all in the World of Art series).

Table of Contents

Preface 7

Introduction (2001) 9

Chapter 1 Abstract Expressionism 17

Chapter 2 The European Scene 40

Chapter 3 Post-painterly Abstraction 73

Chapter 4 Pop, Environments and Happenings 94

Chapter 5 Abstract Sculpture, Minimal Art, Conceptual Art 137

Chapter 6 An Age of Pluralism 160

Chapter 7 Neo-expressionist Tendencies 175

Chapter 8 The USA - 1970s to 1990s 192

Chapter 9 Issue-based Art and Globalization 213

Chapter 10 The Rise of Video 246

Chapter 11 The Photographic Medium 256

Chapter 12 Post-pop Blues 269

Chapter 13 The Present and the Future 284

Text References 300

Select Bibliography 302

Chronology 309

List of Illustrations 317

Index 327

Editorial Reviews

A humane and readable discourse.

Observer

Wide-ranging, dispassionate, omnicompetent.

Sunday Times