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Michael Campbell

Art History 100

Prof. Socki

11/30/01

Art and Culture Today

This chapter is explained in the title. Staniszewski talks about the arts that

resulted after WWII. He starts off by explaining how the utopianism of the early century

disappeared after the war. Post war painting was known as Abstract Expressionism. This

type of art was claimed by the art historians to be "the triumph of american painting."

This type of art was known as something completely new and original. Staniszewski then

explains how this was the beginning of a recycling of previous styles which came to be

known as Contemporary Art. Staniszewski continues to talk about specific artists such as

Andy Warhol. Warhol is known to many people because he basically expressed himself

in every possible way. He designed graphics and advertisements, directed and produced

movies, created happening-spectacles, managed a rock and roll band, published......

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