Hopkins emphasizes that art during this period was rarely isolated from politics. The book tracks how major social shifts influenced the studio: After Modern Art 1945 2000 (Oxford History Of Art)
Artists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning sought a new, raw language of "action painting" that reflected the existential anxiety of the era. After Modern Art 1945-2000 (Oxford History of Art)
This blog post explores the core themes and critical shifts detailed in David Hopkins’ seminal work, After Modern Art 1945-2000 from the Oxford History of Art series. The Death of Certainty: Art in the Post-War Vacuum Hopkins emphasizes that art during this period was