Contemporary Art 1980s

Guide • 1980s Contemporary Art

Keith Haring — Berlin Tiergarten

Contemporary Art of the 1980s: Movements & Key Artists

A curated index to the 1980s: postmodern architecture, environmental art, Indigenous Australian art, electronic & fractal art, graffiti/street art, institutional critique, neo-expressionism, transavanguardia, LGBTQ+ art, and more—across Antonino La Vela Art.

Postmodern Architecture

• Postmodernism: Art, Architecture & Philosophy

Environmental Art

• Unveiling the Layers of Environmental Art
• Art in Nature at Inhotim, Brazil

Contemporary Indigenous Australian Art

• The Vibrant Canvas of Contemporary Aboriginal Art
• Contemporary Indigenous Australian Art

Electronic Art

• Electrifying Visions: Art × Technology

Fractal Art

• The Infinite: Art & Science of Fractals

Art in Nature

• Harmony in Expression: Art in Nature

Neo-Conceptual Art

• Echoes of Inquiry: Neo-Conceptual Art

Transgressive Art

• Edges: Impact & Influence of Transgressive Art

Culture Jamming

• Disruptive Artistry: Culture Jamming

Demoscene

• Demoscene: Code × Creativity × Community

Figuration Libre

• Rebellion on Canvas: Figuration Libre

Graffiti & Street Art

• The Vibrant World of Graffiti & Street Art
• From Graffiti to Gallery
• Keith Haring: Vanguard of Art & Activism
• Keith Haring: Journey of Creativity & Courage
• Jean-Michel Basquiat: Revolutionary
• Keith Haring — Doodle
• Basquiat’s Odyssey
• Studio 54: Disco & Doodles

Institutional Critique

• Challenging the Norm: Institutional Critique
• Michael Asher: Architect of the Invisible
• Fred Wilson: Rearranging the Museum
• Marcel Broodthaers: The Fictional Museum
• Hans Haacke: The Artist Who Named Names
• Andrea Fraser: Performing the Institution

Medialism

• Medialism: Blending Traditional & Digital Forms

LGBTQ+ Art

• The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
• Patrick Angus: A Life of Love & Legacy
• Transexual Rights — Honoring Sylvia Rivera
• Inside “Metropolitan Gay Love”
• Keith Haring: Vanguard of Activism
• Felix Gonzalez-Torres: “Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)”
• Nan Goldin: “Gilles and Gotscho”
• Catherine Opie: Portraits of Identity
• Adi Nes: Heroism & Vulnerability
• David Wojnarowicz: Rage Made Beautiful
• Zackary Drucker: Art & Transition
• Juliana Huxtable: Bodies & Identity
• Akram Zaatari: Memory & Conflict

Neo-Expressionism

• Echoes of Emotion: Neo-Expressionism
• Valerio Berruti: Modern Master
• Valerio Berruti at Fondazione Ferrero

Neue Slowenische Kunst

• Neue Slowenische Kunst: Artistic Revolution

Performance Art

• The Dynamic World of Performance Art

Transavanguardia

• Transavanguardia: The Italian Flourish
• Sandro Chia
• Enzo Cucchi
• Nicola De Maria
• Francesco Clemente

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