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The Glorious Mothers Antonino La Vela Art Journal
Contemporary Art Criticism, Interviews, Essays and Visual Politics
Italian Art
Italian Contemporary Art Movements: Index
This index gathers the main Italian contemporary and postwar art movements connected to this category. Some names already have their own tag archive inside the Journal and are linked directly. Others remain as reference points for future articles, tags, and internal expansions.
1940s to 1950s: postwar rupture, abstraction, space
- Fronte Nuovo delle Arti
- Gruppo degli Otto
- Gruppo Forma 1
- Movimento Arte Concreta, MAC
- Spazialismo
- Movimento Nucleare
- Informale italiano
- Gruppo Origine
Late 1950s to 1960s: zero degree, systems, perception
- Azimut/h
- Gruppo 58
- Gruppo T
- Gruppo N
- Arte Cinetica italiana
- Optical Art italiana
- Arte Programmata
- Mec-Art italiana
- Scuola di Piazza del Popolo
1960s to 1970s: matter, politics, language, body
- Arte Povera
- Arte Concettuale italiana
- Body Art italiana
- Poesia Visiva italiana
- Nuova Scrittura
- Arte Ambientale italiana
- Arte Relazionale italiana, premesse e sviluppi
- Rivolta Femminile
1970s to 1980s: painting, quotation, myth, studio scenes
- Pittura Analitica
- Pittura Colta
- Anacronismo
- Nuovi Nuovi
- Transavanguardia
- Nuova Scuola Romana
- Officina San Lorenzo
1990s to 2000s: media, public space, synthetic nature
- Medialismo
- Cracking Art
- Arte pubblica italiana
- Street Art italiana
- New Media Art italiana
- Net Art italiana
Linked movements already have a dedicated tag archive on this Journal. Unlinked movements are included as historical and editorial reference points, and can become dedicated tag archives when enough articles are available.
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