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What art time period is 1959?

Updated: 12/11/2022
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Ilovethebeach

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Pop Art is gaining ground as Abstract Expressionism begins to lose historical significance.

Generally speaking 1959 is the accepted date for the end of Modernism and the beginning of postmodernist or contemporary art.

You must understand however that Modernism and Postmodernism refer to a host of art movements, aswell as philosophical, technological, sociological, etc. They are not just about art, they evoke eras of human history where change is happening simultaneously on all fronts.

If you wish to refer only to the art of the period, then yes, Pop Art (c.1955) would be a good candidate, but it's far from being the only one. Arte Povera, Conceptual Art, Minimalism, Nouveau Realism, etc are also giving their first steps in the early 60s.

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