Show Notes
If you enjoy rebelling against established institutions, you’ll enjoy some aspects of Postmodern Art and the work it inspires today. Host Klaire Lockheart will briefly review Modernism before explaining the Postmodernism movement. Discover the legacy of the Guerrilla Girls, and learn about an epic feud over the blackest black paint.
Artists and Artwork: Damien Hirst (Away from the Flock), Colleen Wolstenholme, Jeff Koons (String of Puppies), Art Rogers (Puppies), Chuck Close, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Al Diaz, Andy Warhol, Guerrilla Girls (Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?; When Racism And Sexism Are No Longer Fashionable, How Much Will Your Art Collection Be Worth?), Anish Kapoor (Cloud Gate), and Stuart Semple
Additional Topics: Modernism, SAMO©, Neo-Expressionism, Linda Nochlin, James Elkins (Stories of Art), the Bean, Vantablack, Culture Hustle, Black 3.0, and “Art Workers’ Coalition: Statement of Demands”
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