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A critical shift took place in contemporary American art in the late 1950s. Long dominated by Abstract Expressionism, the field took a new turn as two major alternatives appeared on the scene: Assemblage Art and Post-Painterly Abstraction. Together, these new styles redirected the course of American art.
Circa 1958: Breaking Ground in American Art explores this decisive moment in art history by gathering — for the first time ever — 62 works by 57 artists working during this brief but important period. Based on the exhibition of the same name organized by the Ackland Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, this volume presents essays on the artists and their work by exhibition curator and Art in America corresponding editor Roni Feinstein. With an introductory essay by Ackland Director Emily Kass, Circa 1958 features insight on groundbreaking, challenging, and significant works — some rarely before exhibited — by dozens of American artists that helped forge a new era in contemporary American art.
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Roni Feinstein is corresponding editor of Art in America and instructor in the Department of Education at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This new book is the first to examine the importance of the year 1958 as a critical tipping point in the evolution of American art. ""Circa 1958: Breaking Ground in American Art"" explores in-depth the moment American artists first departed from Abstract Expressionism to develop new trends that helped define the last half of the twentieth century. The book includes approximately sixty-one works by fifty-six artists drawn from more than fifty public and private collections, including the holdings of many of the artists themselves. Guest-curated by independent scholar and ""Art in America"" corresponding editor Rona Feinstein, ""Circa 1958"" features groundbreaking, challenging, and significant works - some rarely exhibited - by Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, Ed Ruscha, Yoko Ono, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Ellsworth Kelly, Lee Bontecou, John Chamberlain, Louise Nevelson, George Segal, Kenneth Noland, Frank Stella, and Agnes Martin, among many others. The accompanying museum exhibit will be at the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill from September 2008 to January 2009. The exhibit and book will be the only places to see many of the included artworks. It will be a must have keepsake for art lovers everywhere. Examines the importance of the year 1958 as a critical tipping point in the evolution of American art. This title explores the moment American artists first departed from Abstract Expressionism to develop fresh trends that helped define the last half of the 20th century. It includes approximately sixty-one works by fifty-six artists. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780807859490