The Swinging 60s: Cultural Revolutions and Legislative Reactions in Britain

In an April 1966 edition of Time Magazine, the sociocultural landscape of Britain was vividly described as being “in the midst of a bloodless revolution” (“Time Magazine” 1966). The rejection of the elite-dominated status quo ushered in the creation of a new social order– a society in which people wore “suspiciously bright cloth[ing],” listened to catchy beat music, and talked openly about sex. 

German Socialist and Liberal Policies, and Their Influence on Art in the 1960s

As the Berlin Wall divided a nation, the artistic landscape of modern art in the 1960s is represented by a contrast between the German Democratic Republic, or GDR, i.e. East Germany, and the Federal Republic of Germany, or FRG, i.e. West Germany. In the ostensibly free and culturally vibrant Federal Republic of Germany in the 1960s, celebrated as a hub of artistic expression, a perplexing reality emerged.