Post-WAR modernism

1945-1980 C.E.

POST-WAR MODERNISM CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
World War 2 Crash Course US History
World War 2 Crash Course US History
The Cold WarCrash Course US History
The SixtiesCrash Course US History

Post-War Expressionism

The Case for AbstractionThe Art Assignment
What is Abstract Expressionism?Clyfford Still Museum
What is Abstract Expressionism?TED Ed
Abstract Expressionism OverviewMuseum of Contemporary Art
How Art Arrived At Jackson Pollock - Nerdwriter
What Is Color Field Painting?ARTiculations
The Case for Mark RothkoThe Art Assignment
Woman, IWillem de Kooning1950–1952 C.E.Oil on canvas
The BayHelen Frankenthaler1963 C.E.Acrylic on canvas

Pop Art

What is Pop Art?Tate
What is Pop Art?National Galleries Scotland
Claes Oldenburg
Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar TracksClaes Oldenburg1969–1974 C.E.Cor-Ten steel, steel, aluminum, and cast resin; painted with polyurethane enamel
The Case for Andy WarholThe Art Assignment
Andy Warhol: Pop Art King
Andy WarholThe School of Life
Marilyn DiptychAndy Warhol1962 C.E.Oil, acrylic, and silkscreen enamel on canvas

Architecture and Site-Specific Art

Architecture as LanguageLudwig Mies van der Rohe
Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi
Why Yayoi Kusama Matters
The Story of Land ArtNowness
Seagram BuildingNew York CityLudwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson1954–1958 C.E. Steel frame with glass curtain wall and bronze
House in New Castle CountyDelawareVenturi, Rauch, and Brown1978–1983 C.E. Wood frame and stucco
Narcissus GardenYayoi KusamaOriginal installation and performance 1966Mirror balls
Spiral JettyGreat Salt Lake, UtahRobert Smithson1970 C.E.Earthwork: mud, precipitated salt crystals, rocks, water
POST-WAR MODERNISM READING LIST