1. Weltanschauung after WWII Decolonization of the colonies of Western Europe Cold War began after WWII Common Market morphed into European Union Demise of the USSR and the replacement with Russian Confederation

2. Abstract Expressionism Post WWII expression Major artists: Pollock, de Kooning, Rothko, Lichtenstein, Frankenthaler

3. Pollock Autumn Rhythm 1950

4. Pollock Blue (Moby Dick)

5. de Kooning Woman Number One

6. Frankenthaler Seeing the Moon on a Hot Summer Day

7. Lichtenstein Blam

8. Pop Art Representations of objects in contemporary culture Andy Warhol is one of the most popular pop artists

9. Warhol Marilyn 1962

10. Warhol Beethoven

11. Warhol Birth of Venice

12. Johns Three Flags 1958

13. Le Corbusier’s Notre-Dame-du-Haut 1950-55

14. Utzon’s Sydney Opera House 1957-73

15. Wright’s Guggenheim Museum 1956-9

17. Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain 1992-97

18. Moore Nuclear Energy 1967

19. Moore Reclining Nude in Wood

20. Christo Running Fence 1972-76