Joseph D. Ketner II is Foster Chair in Contemporary Art and Distinguished Curator in Residence at Emerson College, USA.

Ketner's deep dive into previously unmined archival material allows him to convey the nuances of Group ZERO's formation as well as its many ties to international “new tendency” artists. His impressive research adds considerably to recent exhibitions and publications on ZERO by firmly situating the work of Heinz Mack, Otto Piene, and Günther Uecker in relation to lively debates about art's social and political relevance in postwar Europe.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Europe After the Rain: Un art autre, art informelChapter 2: “Does Contemporary Painting Influence the Shape of the World?”: The Problem of Painting and the Question of RealityChapter 3: ZERO, the New Tendency, and New MediaChapter 4: Artists Actions into TheaterChapter 5: Aistheton: Immersive Multimedia EnvironmentsChapter 6: The Vision of TelevisionChapter 7: CodaEndnotesBibliography

Joseph D. Ketner II is Foster Chair in Contemporary Art and Distinguished Curator in Residence at Emerson College, USA.

Ketner's deep dive into previously unmined archival material allows him to convey the nuances of Group ZERO's formation as well as its many ties to international “new tendency” artists. His impressive research adds considerably to recent exhibitions and publications on ZERO by firmly situating the work of Heinz Mack, Otto Piene, and Günther Uecker in relation to lively debates about art's social and political relevance in postwar Europe.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Europe After the Rain: Un art autre, art informelChapter 2: “Does Contemporary Painting Influence the Shape of the World?”: The Problem of Painting and the Question of RealityChapter 3: ZERO, the New Tendency, and New MediaChapter 4: Artists Actions into TheaterChapter 5: Aistheton: Immersive Multimedia EnvironmentsChapter 6: The Vision of TelevisionChapter 7: CodaEndnotesBibliography

Joseph D. Ketner II is Foster Chair in Contemporary Art and Distinguished Curator in Residence at Emerson College, USA.

Ketner's deep dive into previously unmined archival material allows him to convey the nuances of Group ZERO's formation as well as its many ties to international “new tendency” artists. His impressive research adds considerably to recent exhibitions and publications on ZERO by firmly situating the work of Heinz Mack, Otto Piene, and Günther Uecker in relation to lively debates about art's social and political relevance in postwar Europe.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Europe After the Rain: Un art autre, art informelChapter 2: “Does Contemporary Painting Influence the Shape of the World?”: The Problem of Painting and the Question of RealityChapter 3: ZERO, the New Tendency, and New MediaChapter 4: Artists Actions into TheaterChapter 5: Aistheton: Immersive Multimedia EnvironmentsChapter 6: The Vision of TelevisionChapter 7: CodaEndnotesBibliography