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Thomas_Dreher:Konzeptuelle_Kunst:Amerika/England:Text. Thomas Dreher Konzeptuelle Kunst in Amerika und England 1963-76 Avantgarde und Postavantgarde Konzeptuelle Kunst ist als letzte amerikanische Neo-Avantgarde nach `45 ausgegeben worden: Als wäre Konzeptuelle Kunst Schlußglied einer Kette von aufeinander folgenden Paradigmen der Kunst nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg von abstraktem Expressionismus über Pop zur Minimal Art.

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So setzte der Kritiker Achille Benito Oliva 1980 von Konzeptueller Kunst die neoexpressive Malerei ab, die den Kunstbetrieb der achtziger Jahre prägte. Oliva führte den Begriff der "Transavantgarde" für italienische Maler wie Sandro Chia, Francesco Clemente, Enzo Cucchi und Mimmo Paladino ein1. Dematerialisierung und Textkunst Wer Konzeptuelle Kunst als Begriff zur Ausgrenzung einer Gruppe von Werken mit bestimmten Eigenschaften anwenden wollte, dem lieferten 1968 schon Lucy Lippard und John Chandler in dem Artikel "The Dematerialization of Art" einen Vorschlag.

Moon Landing 1969. Revolution of may '68. Maagdenhuisbezetting 1969. 12-05-09 14:43 uur Beginnende protesten bij het Maagdenhuis.

Maagdenhuisbezetting 1969

Foto ANP update AMSTERDAM - Het is zaterdag precies veertig jaar geleden dat honderden studenten, scholieren en werkende jongeren het Maagdenhuis in Amsterdam bezetten. Paul van Riel, die op dat moment om de hoek in de Voetboogsteeg woonde, legde de actie vast met zijn fotocamera. De foto's zijn nu gepubliceerd in het boek De Maagdenhuisbezetting '69, waarvan schrijver Harry Mulisch dinsdag het eerste exemplaar krijgt overhandigd. De tentoonstelling laat behalve enkele foto's ook onder meer een stukje uit de film over de Maagdenhuisbezetting zien. Op 12 mei 1969 had er al een kleine voorbezetting plaats, vertelde conservator van het AHM, Annemarie de Wildt dinsdag. November 22, 1963: Death of the President. Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F.

November 22, 1963: Death of the President

Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. By the fall of 1963, President John F. Kennedy and his political advisers were preparing for the next presidential campaign. Although he had not formally announced his candidacy, it was clear that President Kennedy was going to run and he seemed confident about his chances for re-election. Martin Luther King i have a dream 1963.

Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, August 28, 1963 See the full text of the speech, provided by BBC News or the National Archives (.pdf).

Martin Luther King i have a dream 1963

Civil Rights Movement Faced with increasing segregation and more Jim Crow laws in the late 19th century, black Americans began to protest for dignity and equality. The Niagara Movement, formed by black teachers, editors, and professionals in 1905, insisted on "manhood rights, industrial opportunity, and spiritual freedom. " From this group and a conference of whites protesting lynching came the impetus to form the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), always in the forefront of legal battles for equality. Southern students using sit-ins and voter registration drives to break discrimination and the further equality were supported by CORE, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

"Scene on the Mayor’s Steps" "I Hope We’ll Meet Again" The 'Girl In The Blue Bra' : The Picture Show. There have been countless accounts of violence recorded during the uprisings in Egypt, but the image that perhaps has captured the most attention is the most recent.

The 'Girl In The Blue Bra' : The Picture Show

The image has been widely referred to as the "girl in the blue bra. " hide captionEgyptian army soldiers arrest a female protester during clashes at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 17. Stringer/Reuters/Landov Egyptian army soldiers arrest a female protester during clashes at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 17. A veiled young woman is dragged and beaten by Egyptian military during a protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

Egypt Independent. Path: Path: Path:

Egypt Independent

9/11. Baghdad Burning: 04/01/2013 - 05/01/2013. April 9, 2013 marks ten years since the fall of Baghdad.

Baghdad Burning: 04/01/2013 - 05/01/2013

Ten years since the invasion. Since the lives of millions of Iraqis changed forever. The 1956 Hungarian Revolution as Depicted in Newsreels : MBK. Tiananmen Square 1989. With more than 1,000 original essays, the Encyclopedia of Television examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes, and topics such as...

Tiananmen Square 1989

Networks Programs Personalities Trends Policy Disputes Genres Themes Subjects Photos, original sources and bibliographic information. More than 250 contributors from leading media scholars around the world. Fall of the Berlin Wall: 1989. Berlin had been politically divided since the end of World War II, with the eastern portion of the city serving as the capitol of German Democratic Republic.

Fall of the Berlin Wall: 1989

The two parts of the city were physically divided in 1961 with the construction of the Berlin Wall, the most visible expression of the Cold War. When the Berlin Wall was opened on November 9, 1989 it marked for many the symbolic end of that war. Back to The Cold War Chronology To find the cause of the fall of the Berlin Wall, one must look, not in Germany, but in the Soviet Union. The change began when Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in the Soviet Union in 1985.

He tried to make changes in the state bureaucracy and in the Communist party by restructuring the economy’s production and distribution system, a plan now known as perestroika. Bibliography: 1. 2. Prague Spring 1968.