Transformation of the Avant-Garde The New York Art World, 1940-1985

Name: Transformation of the Avant-Garde The New York Art World, 1940-1985
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ISBN: 9780226117904

ISBN-10: 0226117901

ISBN-13: 9780226117904

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Authors: Diana Crane

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With the rise of Abstract Expressionism, New York City became the acknowledged center of the avant-garde. Diana Crane documents the transformation of the New York art world between 1940 and 1985, both in the artistic styles that emerged during this period and the expansion of the number and types of institutions that purchased and displayed various works. Crane's account is built around discussions of seven styles: Abstract Expressionism in the forties; Pop art and Minimalism in the sixties; Figurative painting, Photorealism, and Pattern painting in the early seventies; and Neo-Expressionism in the early eighties. Demonstrating that the New York art world moved toward increasing…

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List price: $22.50
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 7/15/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 204
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments



Introduction



Style as a Social Phenomenon



The Dual Role of the Avant-Garde: The Aesthetic Tradition and the Crisis of Meaning



Popular Culture as Art: Pop Art as a Transitional Style



Art and Meaning: Themes in Representational Painting



Selling Myths: Art Galleries and the Art Market



Art Museums and the Reception of Avant-Garde Styles



Epilogue: The Evolution of the Avant-Garde



Unobtrusive Methods for Researching an Art Form



Supplemental Tables



Lists of Artists by Style


Notes


Bibliography


Index