Section 20: Art Since 1945


1.  What were the two main approaches to Abstract Expressionism?  Explain what each approach is.

2.  What was the purpose behind displaying David Smith's Cubi pieces outdoors?

3.  According to page 572, art critics have referred to Abstract Expressionist work as "nonheirarchical". What does this mean?

4.  Describe the artwork that Roy Lichtenstein became famous creating.

5.  What is Op Art, and how is it different from Abstract Expressionism?

6.  How do you define Conceptual Art?

7.  What makes Elizabeth Murray's paintings so unique?

8.  How was Jenny Holzer's electronic piece at the Guggenheim a 'site-specific' piece?

Terms To Know

New York School
assemblage
combines
kitsch
Benday dots
appropriation
earthworks
site-specific
artistic pluralism
 


 

 

Artwork to remember

Antoni Tapies,
White with Graphism, 1957.
Mark Rothko,
Brown, Blue, Brown on Blue,
1953.
David Smith,
Cubi XIX, 1964.
Louise Nevelson,
Sky Cathedral, 1958.
Robert Rauschenberg,
Canyon, 1959.
Jasper Johns,
Target with Four Faces
, 1955.
Andy Warhol, Marilyn Diptych, 1962. Joseph Kosuth,
One and Three Chairs, 1965.
Judy Chicago,
The Dinner Party, 1979.
Faith Ringgold, Tar Beach, 1988. Norman Foster, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, 1979-86. Frank Gehry, Guggenheim Museum,
Bilbao, 1993-97.