CONF: Westkunst, 1981: A Historiography of Modernism Exhibited (Paris, DFK, 10-11 Mar 2022)
In 1981 a large exhibition opened in the trade fair center in Cologne under the title “Westkunst. Zeitgenössische Kunst seit 1939” (Western Art. Contemporary Art Since 1939). Organized by art critic Laszlo Glozer…
CFP: Approaching Downtown: Avant-Garde Cultural Production in New York City, 1970s-1990s (Centre for American Art, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, 11-14 Jul 2022)
We invite proposals from doctoral, post-doctoral, early career, mid-career, and senior scholars, whether formally affiliated with an institution or not, that explore an aspect of avant-garde cultural production in this period and that connect…
ANN: ‘50 Years of Art Basel: the 1980s’
To coincide with its 50th anniversary, Art Basel is publishing a series of articles looking back at the many memorable moments of the fair’s first 50 years. Art Basel: the 1980’s is now…