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{{Short description|Contemporary art movement}}
'''New Gothic Art''' is a [[contemporary art]] movement that emphasizes darkness and horror. As Francesca Gavin puts it, {{cquote|There are monsters, the grotesque, violated or mutant bodies, the divided self, ghosts, dolls, masks, skulls, disgust and the abject. These are images filled with the colour black, decay and instability. Fear is reflected on the environment, or on to the self, or on to others. Sometimes the work is nihilistic or anarchic.<ref>Gavin 2008, p. 007.</ref>}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Neo-Gothic]] architectural style}}
 
'''New Gothic''' or '''Neo-Gothic''' is a [[contemporary art]] movement that emphasizes darkness and horror.
==Boston Gothic exhibition==
The style began with the "Gothic" exhibition organized by the [[Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston]], curated by Christoph Grunenberg, which took place April 24 - July 6, 1997.<ref name=grunenberg>Grunenberg 1997.</ref> This exhibit included work by [[Jake and Dinos Chapman]], [[Mike Kelley (artist)|Mike Kelley]], [[Gregory Crewdson]], [[Robert Gober]], [[Jim Hodges (artist)|Jim Hodges]], [[Douglas Gordon]], [[Abigail Lane]], [[Tony Oursler]], [[Alexis Rockman]], and [[Cindy Sherman]].<ref name=grunenberg/>
 
==Manifesto==
==Francesca Gavin's reformulation==
"The {{sic|hide=y|Neo Gothic}} Art Manifesto" was written by [[Gothic subculture]] artist [[Charles Moffat]] in 2001,<ref>[http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/gothic/The-Neo-Gothic-Art-Manifesto.html "The Neo Gothic Art Manifesto"]</ref> who also coined the term in an effort to differentiate it from [[Gothic architecture]]. The manifesto was later updated in 2003, but both versions emphasize rebellion against normality.
Gavin's 2008 book ''Hell Bound'' continued to theorize the existence of the movement. She has also referred to the style as "the art of fear."<ref name=fear/> The term is associated with work by [[Banks Violette]], [[David Noonan (artist)|David Noonan]] and [[Gabríela Friðriksdóttir]], in particular, as well as [[Christian Jankowski]], [[Marnie Weber]], [[Boo Saville]], [[Terence Koh]], and [[Matthew Stone]].<ref name=fear>Francesca Gavin, "The Art of Fear", ''Dazed & Confused'', volume 2, issue 66, October 2008, p. 155.</ref> Gavin also includes [[James Aldridge]], [[Olaf Breuning]], [[Dr Lakra]], [[Stephen Dunne]], [[James Hopkins]], [[Joss McKinley]], [[Jonathan Meese]], [[Sue Webster]], [[David Noonan]], [[Pure Evil]], and [[Ricky Swallow]].<ref>Gavin 2008.</ref> The artists involved often take inspiration from [[extreme metal]], [[hardcore punk]], [[motorcycle club]]s, [[pornography]], [[slasher film]]s, and other elements of popular culture.
 
==Boston Gothic exhibition, Boston 1997==
==References==
The style beganmay be said to have begun (even if named later) with the "Gothic" exhibition organized by the [[Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston]], curated by Christoph Grunenberg, which took place April 24 - July 6, 1997.<ref name=grunenberg>Grunenberg 1997.</ref> This exhibit included work by [[Jake and Dinos Chapman]], [[Mike Kelley (artist)|Mike Kelley]], [[Gregory Crewdson]], [[Robert Gober]], [[Jim Hodges (artist)|Jim Hodges]], [[Douglas Gordon]], [[Abigail Lane]], [[Tony Oursler]], [[Alexis Rockman]], and [[Cindy Sherman]].<ref name=grunenberg/>
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==Francesca Gavin's reformulation==
==Bibliography==
Gavin's 2008 book ''Hell Bound: New Gothic Art'' continued to theorize the existence of the movement. She has also referred to the style as "the art of fear.".<ref name=fear/> The term is associated with work by [[Banks Violette]], [[David Noonan (artist)|David Noonan]] and [[Gabríela Friðriksdóttir]], in particular, as well as [[Christian Jankowski]], [[Marnie Weber]], [[Boo Saville]], [[Terence Koh]], and [[Matthew Stone]].<ref name=fear>Francesca Gavin, "The Art of Fear", ''Dazed & Confused'', volume 2, issue 66, October 2008, p. 155.</ref> Gavin also includes [[JamesOlaf AldridgeBreuning]], [[OlafTal BreuningR]], [[Dr Lakra]], [[StephenAbdul Dunne]], [[James HopkinsVas]], [[Joss McKinley]], [[Jonathan Meese]], [[SueRaymond WebsterPettibon]], [[DavidSue Noonan]], [[Pure EvilWebster]], and [[Ricky Swallow]].<ref name="Gavin 2008">Gavin 2008.</ref> The artists involved often take inspiration from [[extreme metal]], [[hardcore punk]], [[motorcycle club]]s, [[pornography]], [[slasher film]]s, and other elements of popular culture.<ref name="Gavin 2008"/>
*Gavin, Francesca. ''Hell Bound: New Gothic Art''. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2008.
*Grunenberg, Christoph, ed. ''Gothic: Transmutations of Horror in Late Twentieth Century Art.'' Cambridge: MIT Press, 1997.
*[[Valerie Steele|Steele, Valerie]] and Jennifer Park, ''Gothic: Dark Glamour'', Yale University Press and the Fashion Institute of Technology New York, 2008.
 
==See also==
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*[[Young British Artists]]
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
*Gavin, Francesca. ''Hell Bound: New Gothic Art''. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2008.
*Grunenberg, Christoph, ed. ''Gothic: Transmutations of Horror in Late Twentieth Century Art.'' Cambridge: [[MIT Press]], 1997.
*[[Valerie Steele|Steele, Valerie]] and Jennifer Park, ''Gothic: Dark Glamour'', Yale University Press and the Fashion Institute of Technology New York, 2008.
 
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