'Art of the 1960s, Part 1: Sourcing the City' Replay

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The 1960s were a decade of extraordinary transformation, and the art world was no exception. Breaking away from the highly personal and abstract styles of the previous decade, artists began looking to the world around them for inspiration, challenging traditional notions of what art could be, how it was made, and where it belonged. It's time to explore how a revolutionary generation of artists blurred the boundaries between art and everyday life, forever changing the course of modern art!

Join New York Adventure Club for a four-part series exploring the revolutionary art movements of the 1960s, when artists embraced their changing world as both inspiration and a new frontier for artistic expression. In Part One: Sourcing the City, we'll explore how pioneering artists turned to the streets, neighborhoods, and discarded materials of their urban surroundings to create groundbreaking works that were raw, physical, and deeply rooted in their time and place.

Led by art historian, museum educator, and tour guide Sylvia Laudien-Meo, this art-centric virtual journey will feature:

• A look at the origins of Assemblage Art, from the pioneering experiments of Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp to the influence of the Bauhaus
• Robert Rauschenberg's revolutionary "Combines," which broke down traditional distinctions between painting and sculpture by incorporating aspects of both, along with found objects
• Artists who transformed ordinary objects into extraordinary sculptures, including John Chamberlain's crushed automobiles and George Segal's plaster casts of real people placed into physical settings sourced from the city
• An examination of the influence of the modern cityscape, from the neon signs and billboards that inspired Chryssa and James Rosenquist to the discarded materials incorporated into the works of Louise Nevelson and Lee Bontecou
• The story of the Coenties Slip artists, including Robert Indiana and Mark di Suvero, who drew inspiration and materials from the industrial waterfront of Lower Manhattan
• The rise of consumer culture as artistic inspiration, from the everyday products embraced by Andy Warhol and Jim Dine to the changing appearance of the modern American home

Afterward, we'll have a Q&A with Sylvia — any and all questions are welcomed and encouraged!

Can't make it live? Don't worry, you'll have access to the full replay through one week after the entire series concludes.

See you there, virtually!

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Art of the 1960s Series

Part 1: Sourcing the City (Thursday, November 5 @ 5:30pm ET)

Part 2: Copy, Print, Multiply (Thursday, November 12 @ 5:30pm ET)

Part 3: Getting Out! (Thursday, November 19 @ 5:30pm ET)

Part 4: Social and Political Relevance (Thursday, December 3 @ 5:30pm ET)

About Sylvia

Sylvia Laudien-Meo is a freelance Art Historian who works in and around the city in various capacities, specializing on Modern and Contemporary art, with a strong focus on Public Art. She teaches art history at Fairleigh Dickinson University and has been working as a museum educator at MoMA, the Guggenheim and the Jewish Museum for over many years, engaging visitors in conversation based, interactive art experiences of permanent collections and changing exhibitions.

For the Municipal Art Society, UFT, Brandeis Univ., and private clients, she has been touring the city for over 20 years, exploring art and architecture, parks, neighborhoods and history. Working in various different capacities gives her a unique opportunity to make intriguing connections and weave together the complex perspectives that make out the tapestry of our fascinating city.

SLM holds a Masters Degree in Art History (with minors in History and American Studies) from the Joh. Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, as well as a Tourism degree from the EST in Paris France.

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