Appropriation—the strategy of selective borrowing—is a common theme in the history of modern art.
1980–today
Appropriation—the strategy of selective borrowing—is a common theme in the history of modern art.
1980–today
Many of the artists now known as the “Pictures Generation” were so named mainly because of their inclusion in the 1977 exhibition “Pictures” at Artists Space in New York City.
Picturing Power #6 is part of a digital photomontage series made with images sourced from a Dutch colonial archive.
How do we picture a shifting urban landscape constantly on the verge of disappearing?
Sally Mann’s iconic series “Immediate Family” features intimate black-and-white photographs of the artist's children, who eat, sleep, and play in an idyllic Southern landscape.
This picture was taken to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s official state visit to the United States in 2007.
An interview with Will Wilson about how his photographs engage with the work of Edward Curtis
Kruger’s art is characterized by a visual wit sharpened in the trenches of the advertising world.
Weems sets her series around the kitchen table, a metaphor for the intimate spaces of home.
Through manipulation of media, these artists questioned the possibility and the significance of “originality.”
Artists don’t just imitate the world around them—they copy each other, reworking old images and revising history.
Using the language of advertising, Jaar conveys a political message about who “Americans” really are.
Sherman creates a series of film stills starring herself—but there is no film.
At first glance this may seem to be an uncomposed snapshot of modern life. Think again.