Frontmatter -- Content -- Illustrations -- Introduction. Dilemmas of Professional Culture -- Chapter One. The Case for Modern Art as a Distinct Form of Knowledge -- Chapter Two. Modern Art in a Provincial Nation -- Chapter Three. Modern Art and California's Progressive Legacies -- Chapter Four. From an Era of Grand Ambitions -- Chapter Five. Becoming Postmodern -- Chapter Six. California Assemblage Art as Counterhistory -- Chapter Seven. Learning from the Watts Towers -- Chapter Eight. Contemporary Art Along the U.S.-Mexican Border -- Conclusion. Improvising from the Margins -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments
Summary
Exploring the transformation of California into a center for contemporary art through the twentieth century, this book dramatically illustrates the paths California artists took toward a more diverse and inclusive culture
Analysis
American History
American Studies
Architecture
Fine Art
Garden History
Notes
Richard Candida Smith is Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley, and author or editor of several books, including Utopia and Dissent: Art, Poetry, and Politics in California