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ARTH 2471
Fall 2013

Arte Povera

Impoverished Art, Italian

Strong nationalistic influence
Used lowly non-art materials
Organic materials (anti-technology focus of
Minimalism)
Instability of the system (out of artists control)
Promote art that exists outside gallery space
Thought commodity culture was complicit in
Vietnam War
G Anselmo, Kounellis, Pistoletto

Race
Re-inserting blacks in American
history
Reclaiming stereotypes, empowering
Stereotype of mystical blacks, mami
figure

AfriCOBRA
Commune

Feminism
Re-inserting women in American history
Reclaiming stereotypes, empowering
Geometric Abstraction
Revival of traditional womens tasks

Femmage = feminine + collage

Homage feminist collage

Essentialism fundamental difference

between the sexes
Personal is political

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