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These year ranges are very rough estimates, as post-colonial art may have only achieved a sort of popularity in the modern day; post-colonial art has been made since the day there were colonies.
: Frequently addresses issues of race and ethnicity.
: Along with issues of national and cultural identity.
: Explicitly addresses the legacy of the colonizer and the future of the native peoples who suffered under them. -
1960s*-Present Day. Around the 60s many Native American artists started to gain national acclaim and bring more attention many more Native American artists.
: Native American artists desired to reclaim their representation from the Western culture.
: Those same narratives(historical and fictious) were also critiqued heavily.
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1970s-1990s*. A return to more expressive artworks.
: This movement tended to paint their subjects in a very raw and brutish style.
: The paintings themselves were heavily textured due to this rough painting style, with intense colors used.
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1980s-Present Day*. Revisits the themes of Pop Art from the 50s and 60s
:Uses new consumer culture touch points than those in the 50s and 60s.
: Challenges traditional art forms, explores different social issues shared a more global community and the effects of that globalization and other aspects of modern day life. -
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Skull), 1981, acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 81x69.25 inches, The Broad, Los Angeles.
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Anselm Kiefer, Athanor, 1984; oil, acrylic, shellac, emulsion and straw on photo mounted canvas; 88.5x150inches, Toledo Museum of Art.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Riding With Death, 1988, acrylic and crayon on canvas, 249x289.5cm, Private Collection.
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Jeff Koons, Michael Jackson And Bubbles,1988, porcelain, 42x71x32inches, SFMoMA, San Francisco.
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James Luna, End of The Frail, 1993, Color Xerox with black and white photograph, 12x9inches, Orange County Museum of Art.
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Takashi Murakami, 727, 1996, synthetic polymer paint on canvas board, three panels, 9feet 10inches x 14feet 9inches, MoMA, New York.
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Kara Walker, Untitled (John Brown), 1997, etching on paper, 18x15inches, Brooklyn Museum.
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Donald G. Rodney, In The House Of My Father, 1997, photograph, c-print on paper, mounted on aluminum, The Tate, London.
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Marcus Amerman, Little Chief, 1997, seed beads, thread, and smoked brain-tanned hide on framework, 3x2x3.25inches, Art Institue of Chicago.
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Takashi Murakami, Super Nova, 1999, acrylic on canvas on mounted on board, 118x413inches, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
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Kara Walker, Fons Americanus, 2019, cork, metal and wood coated in jesmonite, Tate Modern, London. (Now Dismantled).
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“Untitled.” Untitled - Jean‐Michel Basquiat | The Broad, www.thebroad.org/art/jean-michel-basquiat/untitled. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
Alicia, du Plessis, ““Riding with Death” by Jean-Michel Basquiat – His Last Artwork.” Art in Context. August 1, 2023. URL: https://artincontext.org/riding-with-death-by-jean-michel-basquiat/. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
“Athanor.” eMuseum-Toldeo Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art, emuseum.toledomuseum.org/objects/55723/athanor. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025. -
“Exploring Michael Jackson and Bubbles by Jeff Koons.” Singulart, www.singulart.com/blog/en/2024/03/14/michael-jackson-and-bubbles-by-jeff-koons/. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
“Takashi Murakami. 727. 1996 | Moma.” MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, www.moma.org/collection/works/88960. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
“Takashi Murakami | Super Nova (1999) | Artsy.” Artsy, www.artsy.net/artwork/takashi-murakami-super-nova. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025. -
“Untitled (John Brown).” Brooklyn Museum, www.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/2394. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.