The end of World War II in 1945 did not mean the end of war as we know it; rather, it marked the beginning of a new conflict the Cold War. This ongoing state of political conflict, military tension, ...
(Reuters) - A German artist has turned a tiny surveillance booth used by the communist regime in the former East Germany to monitor citizens into an art exhibit and venue, which will be installed in a ...
Your special issue, “The Arts in America 1945-1985” (Summer, 1985), is a valuable contribution to our understanding and appreciation of the past forty years. I particularly enjoyed the articles on art ...
Left: Martha Holmes (1923–2006), “Jackson Pollock Works in His Long Island Studio” (1949), photograph for ‘LIFE’ magazine; right: Louie Lamone (1918–2007), reference photo for “The Connoisseur”; both ...
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Art Canons and the Cold War -- Part One: Painting by Marxism: American Art in Soviet Reflection -- Chapter 1 The Ugly Shapes of ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Cold War guardhouse rescued from demolition has gone on display as an art installation in the heart of Los Angeles, as way to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the ...
"In October 1962, a set of blurred surveillance photographs brought the world to the brink of nuclear apocalypse during the Cuban missile crisis. The pictures themselves demonstrated little, and ...