West Coast school of synthesis

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gptkbp:instanceOf art movement
gptkbp:associatedWith abstract art
gptkbp:characterizedBy minimalism
spatial awareness
use of light
gptkbp:criticism often seen as elitist
debate over commercialism
perceived as inaccessible
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Los_Angeles_County_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:San_Francisco_Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:focusesOn experience
perception
environmental interaction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West Coast school of synthesis
gptkbp:influenced contemporary art
gptkbp:influencedBy modernism
gptkbp:introduced 1960s
gptkbp:keyIssues light
space
transience
interaction
materiality
gptkbp:legacy influenced future generations of artists
contributed to the development of installation art
shaped the discourse around perception in art
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:James_Turrell
gptkb:John_McCracken
gptkb:Robert_Irwin
gptkb:Larry_Bell
gptkbp:notableFeature Whitney Biennial
Venice Biennale
California Biennial
gptkbp:notableWorks site-specific art
environmental art
Light and Space installations
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:California
gptkbp:relatedTo Light and Space movement