Neogeo (art)

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Neo-geo or Neo-Geometric Conceptualism was an art movement from the 1980s that utilizes

Sonnabend Gallery in SoHo that included the artwork of Ashley Bickerton, Jeff Koons, Peter Halley and Meyer Vaisman.[2] According to artist Michael Young, Neo-geo artwork recognizes technology as both a promise and a threat.[2]

Naming

Curators, acquisitors, and artists within the movement could not come to an agreement on the name of the movement, leaving the world with more than one name for the art movement.

A pair of curators and writers,

New York Times
newspaper article, “What Do You Call Art’s Newest Trend: ‘Neo-Geo’...Maybe”, he explains that “air conditioning is a simulation of air; movies are a simulation of life; life is simulated by bio-mechanical manipulations”.

Eugene Schwartz dubbed the movement Post-Abstract Abstraction as it was for him a new version of 1960s abstraction that creates alternative meanings.

Peter Nagy wished for the movement to be untitled. He believed that once you give art a name, the movement is destroyed.

Some critics pondered whether the movement had enough originality to be singled out as its own movement, as it bore too many similarities to prior movements such as

Pop Art.[3]

Neogeo Research

Art historian and curator Amy L. Brandt provided the first comprehensive survey of neogeo artists that included Sherrie Levine, Allan McCollum, Haim Steinbach, Jeff Koons, Peter Halley, Ashley Bickerton, and Meyer Vaisman. Brandt focused on their artistic perspective, examining each artists' exposure to

Pictures Generation group.[4]

Influences

Neo-geo artwork was influenced by earlier movements of the twentieth century, including minimalism, pop art, and op art. Additionally, ideas about postmodernism and hyperreality inspired those within the neo-geo movement. Many neo-geo artists were influenced by French thinker Jean Baudrillard. One of Baudrillard's arguments is that needs are constructed rather than natural. According to Tate,[5] Geometry was a way in which artists represented ideas like Jean Baudrillard's, with geometry as a metaphor for the modern world because shapes are constructed.

Early Artists

Early Artwork

References

  1. ^ "Neo-geo".
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  3. ^ Glueck, Grace (July 6, 1987). "What Do You Call Art's Newest Trend: 'Neo-Geo' . . . Maybe". New York Times.
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  5. ^ Tate. "Neo-geo – Art Term | Tate". Tate. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  6. ^ "Peter Halley - painting , installation , edition , biography , bibliography , writing". www.peterhalley.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  7. ^ "Jeff Koons Artwork: Encased - One Row". Jeff Koons. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  8. ^ "ultra red #2". Guggenheim. 1986-01-01. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
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