Much of American art in the 1980s was shaped by and responded to the consumerism and feel-good conservatism of the Reagan era. In a decade preoccupied with success and image, art got bigger: bigger in scope and ambition (elaborate sets, large casts,...

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The United States entered the 1940s a shaken nation. The Depression years had been difficult nationwide. Poverty and unemployment had led to labor strife and the rise of socialist and communist sentiment, and to questions about the overall structure...

Despite some notable achievements, the American arts of the 1990s seemed to be gripped by an end-of-the-century cynicism, with profit governing product. Giving people want they wanted (or what marketing experts thought they wanted) seemed the primary...

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September Jasper Johns to Jeff Koons: Four Decades of Art From the Broad Collections. Explore major pieces by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Johns, Koons, and 13 other pop artists from America and Germany before this exhibit heads to the Guggenheim in Bilbao,...

Byline: Andy Tomolonis Thanksgiving almost always signals the end of the outdoor gardening season. But a busy agenda and a few rainy weekends have put me behind schedule this year. If you're lagging, too, consider these late-season tasks. Get them out of...