Art after 1945
Different artistic programs coexist and argue with each other.
Key ideas
In Abstract Expressionism, Pollock explored gesture and process, and Rothko explored the relationships of color fields. Pop art addressed advertising, product, and mass-produced images. Minimalism used simple forms, seriality and the relationship of the object with the space of the viewer.
Looking deeper
These directions are not steps of one progress. Compare where the meaning is: in the trace of an action, a recognizable media image, material or bodily experience. Post-war art developed not only in the United States and Europe—parallel regional histories are important.
Pollock; Rothko; Andy Warhol; Donald Judd.
Find the work in the museum's official catalog and start with a description of the visible details.Describe how the work would change with a different scale and display method.
External educational material or museum catalogue. The above review is not a literal translation of the source.