The Arts and The Cold War - National Portrait Gallery
WEBLearn how the United States used art and culture to promote democracy and contain communism in Europe after World War II. See examples of artworks that reflect the fears and ideas of the early Cold War.
Role of Art in the Cold War
WEBHow did the USSR and the US use art as propaganda to promote their ideologies during the Cold War? Learn about the contrast between Socialist realism and Abstract Expressionism, and the CIA's involvement in sponsoring American artists.
What the Cold War Can Teach Us About How Art Shapes Politics …
WEBFeb 8, 2019 · A book by John J. Curley explores the role of art in the ideological battle between the US and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1989. Learn how artists used metaphors, symbols, and media to challenge, reflect, and shape the Cold War's binary logic and its consequences.
AMERICAN PAINTING DURING THE COLD WAR - Artforum
WEBHow did American art reflect and shape the political, cultural, and ideological context of the Cold War era? This article explores the themes, styles, and meanings of postwar painting in the U.S., from Abstract Expressionism to Pop art.
Cold War, Cool Art - ARTnews.com
WEBOct 29, 2014 · A few general ideas about art—particularly American art—and the Cold War have long been in circulation. One is that the new, ostensibly imageless postwar abstraction was essentially apolitical.
The U.S. And The USSR Fought The Cold War With Art… But This ... - Forbes
WEBOct 1, 2021 · To fight the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union built hydrogen bombs, launched spacecraft to the Moon, and showed off crateloads of paintings in Moscow and New York.
The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War - Thinkr
WEBA book review of Louis Menand's The Free World, which explores how culture and politics shaped the Cold War era. Learn about the ironies, contradictions, and complexities of the artists and thinkers who advocated for freedom of expression in a time of repression.
Elvis vs. Lenin: A Superpower Confrontation on Canvas
WEBSep 29, 2021 · An exhibition in Berlin examines the differences, and surprising confluences, between Cold War-era paintings from the United States and the Soviet Union.
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM, WEAPON OF THE COLD WAR
WEBHow did Abstract Expressionism become a weapon of the cultural cold war? This article examines the role of MoMA, a Rockefeller-dominated institution, in promoting American art abroad and shaping the ideological needs of the powerful.
When art fought the Cold War: A touring exhibition ... - The Art …
WEBApr 30, 2013 · In 1946, the US State Department assembled an art collection with the intention of touring it internationally to demonstrate the freedoms America allowed its artists.
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