The events of world war ii cast a shadow over the rest of the century and perhaps over the rest of history. Inevitably, they changed the course of western art. In europe, the unbelievable scale of the nazi genocide against the jews left europeans with the task not only of restoring their broken cities, but of repairing their shattered culture. In america, the explosion of the first atom bomb in the deserts of the southwest meant that medieval mans fears might come true, that the world might be destroyed in a single terrifying apocalypse. It was against this background that the postwar artists created their art. While europeans couldnt forget their past, in america, artists turned their backs on what they saw as the public and political dimension of art. The abstract expressionists, centered in new york, escaped to an interior world, where the subject of landscape and the struggle with brushwork and pigment became the goal of painting. For the first time, europe looked to new york. Abst
Moment of, its a Movement Moment and the nation over these years has been reporter of movements and the change the deep transformational change movements can bring. Whether its 400000 people in the street, the climate march, whether its the immigrant rights movement, whether its fast food workers. You know, the student death strikes. These are movements we are in touch with. We conclude with John Elderfield and Peter Galassi about the paintings in the studio. Take on the art of the past and in the end, theres a great moment in the past which is probably never going to be surpassed. They really are things which people have to work against and learn from and you know. But it will never succeed if they simply try and repeat. So outcomes continue to change. Rose politics for the race of the presidency 2015 the history of the nations magazine and paintings and photographed in the studio. All that when we continue. Rose funding for charlie rose has been provided by rose additional funding pr
Moment of, its a Movement Moment and the nation over these years has been reporter of movements and the change the deep transformational change movements can bring. Whether its 400000 people in the street, the climate march, whether its the immigrant rights movement, whether its fast food workers. You know, the student death strikes. These are movements we are in touch with. We conclude with John Elderfield and Peter Galassi about the paintings in the studio. Take on the art of the past and in the end, theres a great moment in the past which is probably never going to be surpassed. They really are things which people have to work against and learn from and you know. But it will never succeed if they simply try and repeat. So outcomes continue to change. Rose politics for the race of the presidency 2015 the history of the nations magazine and paintings and photographed in the studio. All that when we continue. Rose funding for charlie rose has been provided by rose additional funding pr
The events of world war ii cast a shadow over the rest of the century and perhaps over the rest of history. Inevitably, they changed the course of western art. In europe, the unbelievable scale of the nazi genocide against the jews left europeans with the task not only of restoring their broken cities, but of repairing their shattered culture. In america, the explosion of the first atom bomb in the deserts of the southwest meant that medieval mans fears might come true, that the world might be destroyed in a single terrifying apocalypse. It was against this background that the postwar artists created their art. While europeans couldnt forget their past, in america, artists turned their backs on what they saw as the public and political dimension of art. The abstract expressionists, centered in new york, escaped to an interior world, where the subject of landscape and the struggle with brushwork and pigment became the goal of painting. For the first time, europe looked to new york. Abst
applause . In conjunction with an an exhi bigz we had ann an exhi bigz we had ann anan tholl have the same title. Its my pleasure to introduce some of the writers from this book. I will give you an introduction of each of them as i introduce them for their speaking turn. First up we have debbie yee. Debbie yee is an attorney and poet and supporter and organizer of the nonprofit Asian American arts community. Shes received her undergraduate and law degrees from uc berkeley and bolt. Born and raised in sacramento, california. She continues to call Northern California her home. And now lives in san francisco. So, with that id like to introduce debbie yee as our first speaker. This is called jasper johns wagon. I have an idea of how the fifth star was killed dear empire not by gunfire at close range, not in the study with the pen knife, not by the umbrella, crushed by the revolving door not jostled or hemorrhaged the narrow drain. We caught the tar and the bullet we came to the body encost