Neogeo (art)
Description
Neo-conceptual art describes art practices in the 1980s and 1990s that emerged from the conceptual art movement of the 1960s and 1970s. These subsequent initiatives included the Moscow Conceptualists, the United States Neo-Conceptual artists, such as Sherrie Levine, and the Young British Artists, such as Damien Hirst. Read more ↗
Key Artists
Peter Halley
Leading theorist and painter of Neo-Geo ('Simulationism') who famously painted fluorescent geometric Day-Glo 'cells' and 'conduits' to critique late-capitalist technological confinement.
Ashley Bickerton
Crucial Neo-Geo artist whose highly fabricated, commercial logo-encrusted 'commodity sculptures' satirized the commodification of the art object.
Jeff Koons
Global superstar of Neo-Geo and appropriation art whose pristine stainless steel replicas of inflatable toys and consumer goods explored desire, kitsch, and simulation.
Haim Steinbach
Prominent Neo-Geo sculptor known for displaying meticulously arranged, store-bought consumer commodities across custom Formica wedge shelves.
Philip Taaffe
Key Neo-Geo painter who appropriated and decorative-layered art historical motifs into lush, seductive simulation canvases.
Famous Artworks
Fun Facts
The term 'Neo-Geo' is short for Neo-Geometric Conceptualism, but the movement was also dubbed 'Simulationism' because its artists drew heavily on French philosopher Jean Baudrillard's theories of hyperreality and simulacra.
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Curatorial duo Tricia Collins and Richard Milazzo played a foundational role in launching Neo-Geo in mid-1980s New York by staging theoretical exhibitions that directly opposed the emotional expressiveness of Neo-Expressionism.
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