It's never been harder to define "art" than it is today, but one thing is certain — artists are always having a conversation with the time they live in.
In the unstable postwar world, the United States' involvement in global conflicts had far-reaching consequences, while at home, social activism, popular culture, and the American Dream broke new ground.
This era began with promises of technological improvement and uncertain steps into global engagement and ends with world war and the sublime power of technological destruction.