| A | B |
| Conceptual Artists | These artists wanted to eliminate the art object altogether and to only get across the idea itself |
| Robert Morris | Decided that creating art was more important than the finished piece |
| Earthworks artists | Moved tons of earth, wrapped bridges and buildings, and coastlines |
| The Gates | Large orange cloth on wooden frames throughout Central Park in New York City |
| Happening or Performance Art | A staged event involving the artist talking, singing, or dancing requiring the artist to use their bodies in front of an audience |
| Installation | Room size exhibitions crammed with a collection of objects like words, videos, photos, and ordinary objects, comment on social or political issues |
| Graffiti | Art based on the Italian word for “scratch”, this art form uses doodles or scribbled words |
| Guerrilla Girls | The left-wing artists’ produce posters protesting such issues as censorship or sexism |
| Christo | Conceptual Artist who did "The Gates" |
| Duane Hanson | Photo-Real Sculptor |
| Chuck Close | painted gigantic portrait photos |
| Narrative Art | In the 1980’s a rebirth of story telling in Art |
| Neo-Expressionism | Painting movement born in Germany in 1980’s after Minimalism and Conceptual Art |
| David Hockney | Narrative art of California pools, palms and photomontages |
| I.M.Pei | Architect of Modern Abstract shapes |
| Keith Haring | New York graffiti artist |
| Ansel Adams | Landscape photographer of the American West |
| Judy Chicago | Political Artist did "The Dinner Party" installation represents great women of history |
| Jim Dine | paints Pop images like tools, robes, hearts |