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Installation Art
Characteristics: Site-specific, immersive environments, and can be interactive. Leading Artists: Yayoi Kusama, Olafur Eliasson.
Abstract Expressionism
Characteristics: Spontaneity, dramatic brush strokes, and an emphasis on the physical act of painting. Leading Artists: Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning.
Surrealism
Characteristics: Dream-like imagery, bizarre scenes, and unconscious elements. Leading Artists: Salvador Dalí, René Magritte.
Bio Art
Characteristics: Use of living organisms, bioethics, and combining art with biological research. Leading Artists: Eduardo Kac, Marta de Menezes.
Pop Art
Characteristics: Bold images, bright colors, and commercial culture themes. Leading Artists: Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein.
Minimalism
Characteristics: Simple, abstract forms, and monochromatic color schemes. Leading Artists: Donald Judd, Agnes Martin.
Conceptual Art
Characteristics: Emphasizes ideas over visual components, often uses text or documentation. Leading Artists: Sol LeWitt, Jenny Holzer.
Eco-Art
Characteristics: Focus on environmental issues, use of natural materials, and often educational. Leading Artists: Agnes Denes, Andy Goldsworthy.
Digital Art
Characteristics: Created using digital technology, often interactive and multimedia. Leading Artists: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Manfred Mohr.
Street Art
Characteristics: Public spaces as canvas, often political, and includes graffiti and murals. Leading Artists: Banksy, Shepard Fairey.
Performance Art
Characteristics: Live-action, ephemeral, and often challenges traditional art forms. Leading Artists: Marina Abramović, Chris Burden.
Post-Internet Art
Characteristics: Art that engages with the impact of the internet on society, often multimedia and collaborative. Leading Artists: Petra Cortright, Artie Vierkant.
Feminist Art
Characteristics: Focus on women's rights and issues, use of imagery and text related to female experiences. Leading Artists: Judy Chicago, Barbara Kruger.
New Media Art
Characteristics: Use of digital technologies, interactivity, and often multimedia. Leading Artists: Nam June Paik, Cory Arcangel.
Sound Art
Characteristics: Focus on auditory experiences rather than visual, use of non-traditional sound sources, and often site-specific. Leading Artists: Janet Cardiff, Susan Philipsz.
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