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Art, Philosophy & New Media · 1760–2015

Interactive timeline of art movements, philosophers, media theorists, and cultural events. Hover any bar or name for a full tooltip. Scroll horizontally to navigate 255 years. Informed by Brad Troemel’s critical analysis of Post-Internet, contemporary, and digital art.

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Interactive Timeline of Art, Philosophy and New Media 1760–2015

Philosophy / Theory
Philosophers
Kant Hegel Schopenhauer Nietzsche Freud Saussure Jung Heidegger Roland Barthes Lacan Baudrillard
Lévi-Strauss Chomsky Foucault Badiou Nick Land
Bataille Bourdieu
Critique of Pure Reason (1781) Phenom. of Spirit (1807) Birth of Tragedy (1872) Interp. of Dreams (1900) Being & Time (1927) Écrits (1966) Simulacra (1981)
World as Will (1818) Course in Linguistics (1915) Elem. Structures (1949) Order of Things (1966) Fanged Noumena (1994)
Psychological Types (1921) Writing Degree Zero (1953) Syntactic Structures (1957) Being & Event (1988)
Documents / Base Materialism (1929) Distinction (1979)
Media Theory
Media Theory
Benjamin — Mech. Repr. (1936) Greenberg (1961) Virilio (1994)
McLuhan — Understanding Media (1964) Levy — Hackers (1984) Manovich — New Media (2001)
Art
Movements
NEOCLASSICISM (1760-1850)
Neoclassicism (1760–1850)
ROMANTICISM (1780-1850)
Romanticism (1780–1850)
REALISM (1840-1890)
Realism (1840–1890)
GESAMTKUNSTWERK (1849-1933)
Gesamtkunstwerk / Total Artwork (1849-1933)
IMPRESSIONISM (1860-1900)
Impressionism (1860–1900)
ART NOUVEAU (1880-1914)
Art Nouveau (1880s-1914)
ARTS AND CRAFTS (1880-1920)
Arts and Crafts (1880s-1920)
POINTILLISM (1886-1900)
Pointillism (1886-1900)
POST-IMPRESSIONISM (1886-1910)
Post-Impressionism (1886–1910)
SYMBOLISM (1886-1910)
Symbolism (1886–1910)
NAÏVE ART (1886-)
Naïve Art (1886–)
LES NABIS (1888-1900)
Les Nabis (1888-1900)
JUGENDSTIL (1895-1910)
Jugendstil (1895-1910)
FAUVISM (1905-1908)
Fauvism (1905-1908)
DIE BRÜCKE (1905-1913)
Die Brücke (1905-1913)
EXPRESSIONISM (1905-1933)
Expressionism (1905–1933)
CUBISM (1907-1930)
Cubism (1907–1930)
FUTURISM (1909-1944)
Futurism (1909–1944)
METAPHYSICAL PAINTING (1910-1920)
Metaphysical Painting (1910-1920)
ÉCOLE DE PARIS (1910-1940)
École de Paris (c.1910-1940s)
CAMDEN TOWN GROUP (1911-1913)
Camden Town Group (1911-1913)
DER BLAUE REITER (1911-1914)
Der Blaue Reiter (1911-1914)
RAYONISM (1911-1914)
Rayonism (1911-1914)
VORTICISM (1912-1915)
Vorticism (1912-1915)
SUPREMATISM (1913-1930)
Suprematism (1913-1930)
RUSSIAN CONSTRUCTIVISM (1915-1934)
Russian Constructivism (1915–1934)
DADA (1916-1924)
Dada (1916–1924)
DE STIJL (1917-1931)
De Stijl (1917-1931)
NEO-PLASTICISM (1917-1931)
Neo-Plasticism (1917-1931)
VALORI PLASTICI (1918-1922)
Valori Plastici (1918-1922)
DE PLOEG (1918-1930)
De Ploeg (1918-1930)
NEUE SACHLICHKEIT (1918-1933)
Neue Sachlichkeit (1918–1933)
NOVEMBERGRUPPE (1918-1933)
Novembergruppe (1918-1933)
UNOVIS (1919-1922)
UNOVIS (1919-1922)
BAUHAUS (1919-1933)
Bauhaus (1919-1933)
GROUP OF SEVEN (1920-1933)
Group of Seven (1920-1933)
ART DECO (1920-1939)
Art Deco (1920s-1939)
MAGIC REALISM (1920-1950)
Magic Realism (1920s-1950s)
SURREALISM (1924-1955)
Surrealism (1924–1950s)
CONCRETE ART (1930-)
Concrete Art (1930-)
ORGANIC ABSTRACTION (1940-1955)
Organic Abstraction (1940s-1950s)
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM (1943-1965)
Abstract Expressionism (1943–1965)
OUTSIDER ART / ART BRUT (1945-)
Outsider Art (1945–)
LETTRISM (1946-)
Lettrism (1946-)
HOMME TÉMOIN (1948-1950)
Homme Témoin (1948-1950)
COBRA (1948-1951)
CoBrA (1948-1951)
EXISTENTIAL ART (1950-1960)
Existential Art (1950s)
ART INFORMEL (1950-1965)
Art Informel (early 1950s-1960s)
BAY AREA FIGURATIVE (1950-1965)
Bay Area Figurative Movement (1950-1965)
DÉCOLLAGE (1950-1965)
Décollage (1950s-1960s)
NEO-DADA (1950-1965)
Neo-Dada (early 1950s-1960s)
BEAT ART (1952-1965)
Beat Art (1952-1960s)
KITCHEN SINK (1954-1960)
Kitchen Sink (mid-1950s-1960)
GUTAI (1954-1972)
Gutai (1954-1972)
POP ART (1954-1975)
Pop Art (1955–1975)
OP ART (1955-1970)
Op Art (mid-1950s-1970s)
KINETIC ART (1955-1975)
Kinetic Art (1955-1970s)
NONCONFORMIST ART (1956-1986)
Nonconformist Art (1956-1986)
ZERO (1957-1966)
ZERO (1957-1966)
SITUATIONIST INTERNATIONAL (1957-1972)
Situationist International (1957-1972)
NO!ART (1959-1964)
NO!art (1959-1964)
HARD EDGE (1959-1975)
Hard Edge (1959-1970s)
NOUVEAU RÉALISME (1960-1970)
Nouveau Réalisme (1960-1970)
FUNK ART / BAY AREA FUNK (1960-1975)
Funk Art (1960s-1970s)
MINIMALISM (1960-1975)
Minimalism (1960–1975)
BODY ART (1960-1980)
Body Art (1960s-1970s)
LIGHT AND SPACE (1960-1980)
Light and Space (1960s-1970s)
CONCEPTUAL ART (1960-)
Conceptual Art (1960s–)
CYBERNETIC ART (1960-)
Cybernetic Art (1960s–)
PERFORMANCE ART (1960-)
Performance Art (1960s–)
FLUXUS (1961-1978)
Fluxus (1961-1978)
POST-PAINTERLY ABSTRACTION (1964-1975)
Post-Painterly Abstraction (1964-1970s)
ALGORITHMIC ART (1965-)
Algorithmic Art (1965–)
VIDEO ART (1965-)
Video Art (1965–)
BMPT GROUP (1966-1967)
BMPT Group (1966-1967)
POST-MINIMALISM (1966-1980)
Post-Minimalism (late 1960s-1970s)
EARTH ART (1967-1975)
Earth Art (1968–1975)
ARTE POVERA (1967-1977)
Arte Povera (1967–1977)
MONO-HA (1968-1975)
Mono-ha (1968–1975)
PHOTOREALISM (1968-1980)
Photorealism (late 1960s-1980s)
SUPPORTS/SURFACES (1969-1972)
Supports/Surfaces (1969-1972)
MOSCOW CONCEPTUALISM (1970-1988)
Moscow Conceptualism (1970-1980s)
GRAFFITI (1970-)
Graffiti (1970s–)
LOWBROW (1970-)
Lowbrow (1970s–)
POST-MODERN SCULPTURE (1970-)
Post-Modern Sculpture (1970s–)
POSTMODERNISM (1970-)
Postmodernism (1970s–)
NEW IMAGE PAINTING (1978-1985)
New Image Painting (late 1970s-1980s)
NEO-EXPRESSIONISM (1978-1990)
Neo-Expressionism (1978–1990)
NEO-CONCEPTUALISM (1978-)
Neo-Conceptualism (late 1970s-)
MÜLHEIMER FREIHEIT (1979-1984)
Mülheimer Freiheit (1979-1984)
TRANSAVANTGARDE (1979-1990)
Transavantgarde (late 1970s-1980s)
NUOVI NUOVI (1980-1990)
Nuovi Nuovi (1980s)
FIGURATION LIBRE (1981-1989)
Figuration Libre (1981-1980s)
HACKING (EXPLORATORY) (1983-)
Hacking (Exploratory) (1983–)
GENERATIVE ART (1985-)
Generative Art (1985–)
ORGANIC ART / ARTIFICIAL LIFE (1986-)
Organic Art / Artificial Life (1986–)
NEO-POP (1988-)
Neo-Pop (late 1980s-)
CONTEMPORARY CONCEPTUAL ART (1990-)
Contemporary Conceptual Art (1990s–)
INTERNET ART / CYBERCULTURE (1990-)
Internet Art / Cyberculture Art (1990s–)
NEW LEIPZIG SCHOOL (1990-)
New Leipzig School (1990s-)
POP SURREALISM (1990-)
Pop Surrealism (1990s–)
BRITART / YBAS (1992-2005)
Britart (1992-2000s)
HACKTIVIST ART (1994-)
Hacktivist Art (1994–)
TACTICAL MEDIA (1996-)
Tactical Media (1996–)
NEO-LUDDISM (1990-)
Neo-Luddism (1990s–)
STUCKISM (1999-)
Stuckism (1999-)
SUPERFLAT (2001-)
Superflat (2001-)
RELATIONAL ART (2002-)
Relational Art (2002-)
POST-INTERNET ART (2006-)
Post-Internet Art (2006–2015)
ARTE ÚTIL (2011-)
Arte Útil (2011–)
ZOMBIE FORMALISM (2011-)
Zombie Formalism (2011–2015)
Consumer Art
Animation
ANIMATION — Golden Age (1928–1960)
Pixar / Dreamworks (1995–)
Mickey (1928) Snow White (1937) Toy Story (1995)
Comics
COMICS — Platinum Age (1897–1937)
Golden Age (1938–56)
Silver, Bronze & Modern Age (1956–)
Yellow Kid (1897) Superman (1938) Marvel (1939–) Dark Knight (1986)
Video Games
VIDEO GAMES (1972–)
Pong Super Mario Doom Quake Warcraft
Politics
French Rev.
Napoleonic Era
WWI
WWII
Cold War (1947–1991)
Vietnam War
Soviet–Afg.
Rwa
9/11
Iraq War
WWI 1914–18 Great Leap Forward Berlin Wall Falls (1989) 9/11
1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2015
Science
Quantum Theory (Planck 1900) Relativity (Einstein 1905/1916) Nuclear Fission 1938
ENIAC (1945) DNA double helix (1953)
Gagarin (1961) Moon Landing (1969)
Chaos Theory (1963) → rise of popular science
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