Blog #9.  October 29, 2022

Το Εβραικο Μουσειο παρουσιαζει την εκθεση Νεα Υορκη 1962-1964.  Η εκθεση εχει περιπου 180 εκθεματα απο την τεχνη εκεινης της περιοδου. Τα χρονια 1962-64 ηταν σημαντικα - η ενταση με τον Φιντελ Καστρο στην Κουβα, ο Μαρτιν Λουθιρ Κινγκ και το κινημα των ανθρωπινων δικαιωματων, η δολοφονια του Κεννεντη- επιρρεασαν τους καλλιτεχνες της Νεας Υορκης και τα εργα τους. 

At the Jewish Museum the current show New York: 1962-1964 explores a pivotal three-year period in the history of art and culture in New York City, examining how artists living and working in New York responded to their rapidly changing world.

The show includes more than 180 works of art—all made or seen in New York between 1962-1964.

These two years were epoch-changing —the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963), and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (1963)—fundamentally altering the social and political landscape of New York City, and the nation. Emerging in this context, a generation of New York-based painters, sculptors, dancers, filmmakers, and poets rose to prominence,  producing works that were as rich and complex as the city itself.

Photograph of a New York Street 1962-64

Louise Nevelson: Sky Cathedral, Presence I

Lee Bontecou: Untitled

Robert Indiana:  The Rebecca 

(A slave ship that docked at NY harbor)

Ellsworth Kelly:  Brooklyn Bridge

Kenneth Noland: Spread

Chryssa: F

Robert Rauschenberg : Coca-Cola Plan

Marisol: Self-Portrait

A great show with strong pieces representing the era.

Enjoy,

Until next time,

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