Lecture 5 Conceptual & Pop Art

Lecture 5 Conceptual & Pop Art
ARTH3120 Contemporary Art
Travis Lee Clark
Utah Valley University
In this lecture we cover this massive break with Modernism that is Conceptual and Pop Art. I classify Pop as a variety of Conceptual so we cover the conceptual first, but not before we take on Post-war consumerism! Seriously, Modernism had become mainstream and I have a fun video that demonstrates how mainstream it had become, The American Look! a veritable time-capsule of late 50s stereotypes right down to the guy smoking a pipe. This sets the stage for the radical shift towards Conceptual and Pop Art and the rebellion against the past. We talk about the rejection of objecthood and the inversion of monumentality and the elevation of kitsch, canned feces and galleries full of nothing, but honestly, I've spoken enough, so watch the video. This one took me forever.
Below are links to some of the videos I talk about in the video:
The American Look, 1958
• The American Look (1958)
John Cage's 4'33"
• John Cage's 4'33"
Robert Rauschenberg on "Erased De Kooning"
• Robert Rauschenberg - ...
Recreation of Allan Kaprow's "Fluids" one of the first "Happenings"
• Fluids: A Happening by...
And finally, David Barsalou's excellent website "Deconstructing Lichtenstein"
davidbarsalou.homestead.com/LI...

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I have learned so much from these lectures! They are excellent and done is a clear and humorous manner!

[@jayumble8390]

You deserve to be a full Professor at Utah Valley University, Travis...wow, I can't believe that you're not. You are a quintessential scholar, without question!

[@gazzasoloman2562]

Fantastic insightful lecture thank you

[@ziranmen]

Brilliant content , thanks for uploading these lectures they're really valuable. Your relaxed way of lecturing with all your idiosyncrasies is very engaging.

[@topdeot]

The Brillo boxes were constructed with plywood.

[@kd9k4h8d]

There is a good documentary about Jane Jacobs called Citizen Jane: Battle for the city

[@missvickiemusic1]

Thank you again for a most fascinating lecture!

[@dubudubudan]

i would defintely buy a book called the big fix

[@nononouh]

"Outside allows you to see in

[@Palestinian_holocaust]

The ugly produce ugly work

[@AM-vj3ms]

* Marilyn - Diptych is from 1962.

[@DanielRisberg]

Yeah, "kitsch" is difficult to pronounce.

[@dansmith4984]

😄😄

[@AM-vj3ms]

Don't shout ! ;(

[@michaelpoindexter8886]

Wow, you are so completely wrong about 50's society.

[@troublewakingup]

How so?

[@wagstaffe7]

Don't shout pease.

[@user-sb7wg7ej3z]

The garbage in the gallery - Le Plein (Full-Up) - was done in1960 by Arman, not Klein!