I am an Australian-born historian of modern American art and visual culture based at the University of Pittsburgh.
My research locates 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 Associate Professor Department of History of Art and Architecture University of Pittsburgh Frick Fine Arts Building Pittsburgh PA 15260 alex.taylor [at] pitt.edu Visit my faculty profile
Recent Publications
Allan D'Arcangelo Rizzoli, 2023 Available on Amazon The first comprehensive monograph on pop artists Allan D'Arcangelo (1930-1998), featuring essays by Alex J. Taylor, Cécile Whiting, and Evan Moffitt.More
In the 1960s, multinational corporations faced new image problems—and turned to the art world for some unexpected solutions.More
Sue Fuller: Into the Composition Ridinghouse and Luxembourg + Co., 2022 Pre-order via Artbook.com The first monographic study of the pioneering abstract artist Sue Fuller (1914-2006, Pittsburgh, PA), featuring essays by Alex J. Taylor and Christina Weyl. More
