Contemporary Art 1960s

Guide • 1960s Contemporary Art

1960s - Pop & Protest

A curated index to the 1960s: conceptual & systems art, Fluxus and happenings, Op & kinetic art, Nouveau Réalisme, Post-Painterly Abstraction, Mono-Ha, soft sculpture, and more—across Antonino La Vela Art.

Antiform

• The Anti-Form Movement: A Radical Shift

Art & Language

• Art & Language: Conceptual Collective

Kinetic Art

• The Dynamic World of Kinetic Art
• Jean Tinguely
• Alexander Calder

Conceptual Art

• Conceptual Art: Since the 1960s
• Maurizio Cattelan

Psychedelic Art

• Journey Through Psychedelic Art

Lyrical Abstraction

• Emotive Echoes: Lyrical Abstraction

BMPT

• BMPT: Redefining Minimalism

Chicano Art Movement

• Expression of Identity & Activism

Chicago Imagists

• The Chicago Imagists

Abstract Expressionism

• The New York School
• Jackson Pollock and the “Curse”
• Helen Frankenthaler

American Figurative Expressionism

• Overview
• Bacon — Study after Velázquez
• Bacon — Triptych May–June 1973

Fluxus

• Fluxus: Revolutionary Movement
• George Maciunas — Architect of Fluxus and the Art of Everyday Flow
  
• Yoko Ono — Art as Peace, Participation, and Imagination
  
• Nam June Paik: The Visionary Pioneer of Video Art
  
• Joseph Beuys: The Alchemist of Fluxus, Performance Art, and Sculpture
  
• Alison Knowles — Fluxus, Chance and the Poetry of Everyday Objects
  

Happening

• Birth of Immersive, Participatory Art
• Allan Kaprow: The Artist Who Turned Life into Art
  

Hard-Edge Painting

• Sharp Contrasts of Color & Form

Abstract Imagists

• Abstract Imagists: A Journey

Mono-Ha

• Unveiling the Essence of Existence

Neo-Dada

• Bridging Art & Everyday Life

New York School

• Defining Abstract Expressionism
• Jackson Pollock and the “Curse”

Nouveau Réalisme

• Urban Materials, New Meanings

Op Art

• Illusion of Movement & Perception

Plop Art

• Controversial Public Sculpture

Post-Painterly Abstraction

• A New Direction in Abstraction

Soft Sculpture

• Transforming Textiles into Art

Systems Art

• Art × Technology × Science

ZERO (Art)

• ZERO: Journey into the Void
• Piero Manzoni’s Scandalous Stunt

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