Roy Lichtenstein, Kiss V, 1964
Thursday, October 12, 2023
7:30 PM
In the 1960s minimalism and Pop Art emerged as a reaction to Abstract Expressionism with artists such as Donald Judd, Tony DeLap, Agnes Martin. Op art, or optical art, spearheaded by Josef Albers, Victor Vasarely, and Bridget Riley, placed an emphasis on visual perception and optical illusions.
On the West Coast, Ferus Gallery—and the “Cool School” and “Finish Fetish” of Ed Ruscha, Billy Al Bengston, Craig Kaufmann, Ed Moses, Robert Irwin—flourished.
Pop artists Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, James Rosenquist, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Wayne Thiebaud, Claes Oldenburg, and Tom Wesselmann focused on iconic subject matter from popular culture, while assemblage artists Joseph Cornell, John Chamberlain, Meret Oppenheim, Louise Nevelson, and Betty Saar included a third dimension and found objects into their art.
About Cornelia Feye:
Cornelia Feye received her M.A. in Art History and Anthropology from the University of Tübingen, Germany. After five years in New York, she moved to San Diego, where she taught Eastern and Western Art History. Her museum experience includes the Mingei International, the San Diego Museum of Arts, the Museum of Man, and the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. From 2007 to 2017 she was the School of the Arts Director at the Athenaeum. Her first novel, Spring of Tears, an art mystery set in France won the San Diego Book Award for the mystery category in 2011. Her second art mystery, House of the Fox, is set in Anza Borrego desert and San Diego. Her third novel, Private Universe, a coming-of-age story and art mystery, was released in 2017. Publications include art historical essays and reviews in English and German. She is the founder of Konstellation Press, an independent publishing company specializing in genre fiction and poetry at the intersection of art, music and literature. Konstellation Press just won another San DIEGO Book Award for our short story anthology Magic, Mystery & Murder.
Individual lecture tickets: $15/20
The lectures will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. These events will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each lecture.
Masks optional. If you have a fever, cough, or flu-like symptoms, please stay home.