Art in California / Jenni Sorkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sorkin, Jenni, author.

Series:

World of art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, American--California--20th century.

Art, American.

California.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

271 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2021.

Summary:

An introduction to the rich and diverse art of California, this book highlights its distinctive role in the history of American art, from early-20th-century photography to Chicanx mural painting, the Fiber Art Movement and beyond. Shaped by a compelling network of geopolitical influences including waves of migration and exchange from the Pacific Rim and Mexico, the influx of African Americans immediately after World War II, and global immigration after quotas were lifted in the 1960s, California is a centre of artistic activity whose influence extends far beyond its physical boundaries. Furthermore, California was at the forefront of radical developments in artistic culture, most notably conceptual art and feminism, and its education system continues to nurture and encourage avant-garde creativity. 0Organized chronologically and thematically with illustrations throughout, this attractive study stands as an important reassessment of California's contribution to modern and contemporary art in the United States and globally.0.

Contents:

Introduction

Picturing identity in landscape

Los Tres Grandes in California: establishing a mural tradition

Abstraction as a framework, 1945-1965

Art as power: social movements and aesthetic politics, 1968-1978

The "isms" go to school: conceptualism, feminism, postmodernism

Spaces and places: the alternative space movement and the marketplace

Disaster fueling culture: the 1990s and 2000s

Biennialism

Artist biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-255) and index.

ISBN:

0500204616

9780500204610

OCLC:

1240412450