Altermodern :.

Altermodern

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Detailed Description
Artists and Paintings
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Overview and quickfacts

Altermodern is a term coined by British curator Nicolas Bourriaud to describe a shift in cultural production that takes place after postmodernism. Bourriaud believes that altermodernity is characterized by a return to the modernist values of autonomy and sincerity, while also incorporating the lessons learned from postmodernism. This results in a hybrid art form that is both new and old, global and local, traditional and experimental.

The art style is also known as: Different, new, modern
Categories: Impressionism, Modernism

1. Yoko Ono (1933 – ) 2. John Cage (1912 – 1992) 3. David Bowie (1947 – 2016) 4. Andy Warhol (1928 – 1987) 5. Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 – 1988) 6. Damien Hirst (1965 – ) 7. Jeff Koons (1955 – ) 8. Richard Prince (1949 – ) 9. Cindy Sherman (1954 – ) 10. Louise Bourgeois (1911 – 2010) 11. Bruce Nauman (1941 – ) 12. Robert Rauschenberg (1925 – 2008) 13. Jasper Johns (1930 – ) 14. Ed Ruscha (1937 – ) 15. Frank Stella (1936 – ) 16. Joseph Beuys (1921 – 1986) 17. Marcel Duchamp (1887 – 1968) 18. Dadaists (Various) 19. Surrealists (Various) 20. Jackson Pollock (1912 – 1956) 21. Mark Rothko (1903 – 1970) 22. Barnett Newman (1905 – 1970) 23. Clyfford Still (1904 – 1980) 24. Ad Reinhardt (1913 – 1967) 25. Agnes Martin (1912 – 2004) 26. Dan Flavin (1933 – 1996) 27. Donald Judd (1928 – 1994) 28. Ellsworth Kelly (1923 – 2015) 29. Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 – 1959) 30. Mies van der Rohe (1886 – 1969)

1. The Starry Night – Vincent van Gogh (1889) 2. The Scream – Edvard Munch (1893) 3. The Persistence of Memory – Salvador Dali (1931) 4. Nighthawks – Edward Hopper (1942) 5. Guernica – Pablo Picasso (1937) 6. The Kiss – Gustav Klimt (1908) 7. The Sistine Chapel Ceiling – Michelangelo (1512) 8. The Mona Lisa – Leonardo da Vinci (1503-1517) 9. American Gothic – Grant Wood (1930) 10. The Birth of Venus – Sandro Botticelli (1486) 11. The Hay Wagon – Andrew Wyeth (1965) 12. Christina’s World – Andrew Wyeth (1948) 13. Dora Maar au Chat – Pablo Picasso (1941) 14. The Third of May 1808 – Francisco Goya (1814) 15. The Night Café – Vincent van Gogh (1888) 16. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari – Robert Wiene (1920) 17. The Great Wave off Kanagawa – Katsushika Hokusai (1829-1833) 18. The Persistence of Memory – Salvador Dali (1931) 19. The Starry Night – Vincent van Gogh (1889) 20. The Scream – Edvard Munch (1893) 21. The Kiss – Gustav Klimt (1908) 22. Guernica – Pablo Picasso (1937) 23. The Sistine Chapel Ceiling – Michelangelo (1512) 24. The Mona Lisa – Leonardo da Vinci (1503-1517) 25. American Gothic – Grant Wood (1930) 26. The Birth of Venus – Sandro Botticelli (1486) 27. Nighthawks – Edward Hopper (1942) 28. Christina’s World – Andrew Wyeth (1948) 29. Dora Maar au Chat – Pablo Picasso (1941) 30. The Third of May 1808 – Francisco Goya (1814)

Detailed Description

Altermodernism is a term coined by British curator Nicolas Bourriaud to describe a mode of cultural production and exchange characterized by its focus on contemporary art practices that engage with the “altermodern” condition. This condition is marked by a questioning of the modernist legacy and its attendant narratives of progress and universalization, as well as a rejection of the postmodernist embrace of irony and pastiche. In its place, altermodernism proposes a renewed engagement with the real and the material, a commitment to social and political engagement, and a willingness to experiment with form and content. Altermodernism has its roots in the work of a number of late-20th-century artists and thinkers who sought to challenge the received wisdom of the modernist project. These include the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben, the French sociologist Bruno Latour, and the British artist and writer Grayson Perry. Altermodernism has been taken up by a number of artists working in a variety of media. These include the British artist Liam Gillick, who has created a number of installations that engage with the altermodern condition; the French artist Philippe Parreno, who has explored the potential of the altermodern in a number of film and video works; and the American artist Cory Arcangel, who is known for his work with found objects and appropriated images. Altermodernism has also been the subject of a number of exhibitions, most notably “Altermodern”, a 2009 show curated by Bourriaud at the Tate Modern in London. This exhibition brought together a number of international artists working in a variety of media, and sought to explore the altermodern condition through their work. Famous altermodern artists include Liam Gillick, Philippe Parreno, and Cory Arcangel.