Alex J. Taylor
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About

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I am an Australian-born historian of modern American art and visual culture based at the University of Pittsburgh.

My research strives to locate works of art within the histories of global capitalism and consumption. My interests include transnational modernisms, studio practice, artistic self-fashioning, patrons and patronage, advertising, mass media, consumer culture and the intersections between artistic, political and economic life.

Contact
Alex J. Taylor
Assistant Professor and Academic Curator
Department of History of Art and Architecture
University of Pittsburgh
Frick Fine Arts Building
Pittsburgh PA 15260

Recent Publications​

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Forms of Persuasion: Art and Corporate Image in the 1960s
University of California Press, 2022
Available for Pre-Order on Amazon

In the 1960s, multinational corporations faced new image problems—and turned to the art world for some unexpected solutions. More
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James Rosenquist: Visualizing the 1960s
Galerie Thaddeus Ropac, 2020
Available on Amazon
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Focusing on the pivotal decade in Rosenquist's career, this exhibition catalogue explores how his paintings push the limits of perception. More
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Modern American Art at Tate
1945-1980

Tate Research Publication, 2019
Available Online
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​This online edited publication features in-depth studies of individual artworks in Tate’s collection, written by leading scholars, as well as essays exploring Tate’s history of collecting and exhibiting American art. More​