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New York's transformation in the 20th Century into a vibrant, modern city is largely thanks to a cohort of radical women artists, a new book says. But that "transformation was largely thanks to a bold, taboo-busting cohort of women who pushed boundaries both creatively and socially—as artists, writers, salon hosts and patrons." image Library of Congress
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231114-radicals-and-rogues-these-subversive-1910s-women-made-new-york-cool-but-were-written-out-of-history
#modernart #artcollectors #arthistory #artgallery #artmuseum #womenartists #impressionism #fauve #potterdayart #dada

They just wanted to tell the truth. Far from homogenous, they ended up "agitating the viewing public to the very depth of its soul." Those German Expressionists—Die Brücke, conveying a feverish delirium, and Der Blaue Reiter, united by a love of nature. Then came the Degenerates. https://www.christies.com/features/german-expressionism-guide-12084-1.aspx?sc_lang=en#fid-12084
#germanexpressionism #expressionism #modernart #potterdayart #artmuseum #arthistory #degenerateart

The Fauves, led by Matisse, van Dongen, Derain and others. It was an old boy's club, right? No. A new exhibition demonstrates how women were central to the movement—as artists, dealers, and inspiration. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fauves-kunstmuseum-basel-2352990
#modernart #arthistory #artmuseum #artgallery #modernart #fauvism #fauves #cubism #postimpressionism #potterdayart

Five artists explored the landscape along the river Seine northwest of Paris in the late 1800s. As their paths crossed during this pivotal time, van Gogh, Seurat, Signac, Bernard, and Angrand discovered new motifs to inspire artistic experiments, forged friendships & ignited feuds, and encouraged & critiqued one another’s work. https://www.artic.edu/highlights/58/five-artists-along-the-seine?fbclid=IwAR3nmAxGb2UDW3xW4dPFiR0JXwrI1IgMcWSLb7hUSZTOfgRnvpXaFhQR70s
#modernart #arthistory #pointillism #postimpressionism #artgallery #artmuseum #potterdayart #divisionism

The self-conscious and sophisticated primitivism that he adopted found Basquiat toying with the premise that a Black artist should in fact be ‘primitive.’ He acknowledged Picasso as one of his most important influences, and 'Untitled,' (Pablo Picasso), painted & drawn in oil, acrylic & oilstick on a square metal panel, is a bold tribute from one 20th-century titan to another.
https://www.christies.com/features/basquiat-portrait-of-picasso-12815-3.aspx?sc_lang=en#fid-12815
#modernart #abstractart #contemporaryart #potterdayart #Neoexpressionism #graffitiart

He was a Social Realist at a time when the world was going abstract, yet he continued to suggest the enormous emotion of his subjects, saying, "I want to castigate the things I hate and paint monuments to what I feel is noble." Social commentary remained the backbone of his art.
'Man with Sprite,' Joseph Hirsch (1910-1981), ca. 1950 (I prefer to call it 'Enlightenment.') Private collection.
#artcollector #socialrealism #realism #artgallery #artmuseum #arthistory #potterdayart #modernart

"Given the familiarity of the David, it is difficult for us to appreciate just how novel it is. I believe David looks as it does because Michelangelo... was free to carve a completely original work. And that is precisely what he did." https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/how-michelangelo-made-david-into-a-giant-2412/?fbclid=IwAR2buw03QR0pKVDQgVTpaY_lC3D_I96FC-N-Y7DbT9WCSHRPROVVeM3tbAg
#sculpture #Renaissanceart #florentineart #potterdayart #italianrenaissance #arthistory #artmuseum

"Given the familiarity of the David, it is difficult for us to appreciate just how novel it is. I believe David looks as it does because Michelangelo... was free to carve a completely original work. And that is precisely what he did." https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/how-michelangelo-made-david-into-a-giant-2412/?fbclid=IwAR2buw03QR0pKVDQgVTpaY_lC3D_I96FC-N-Y7DbT9WCSHRPROVVeM3tbAg
#sculpture #Renaissanceart #florentineart #potterdayart #italianrenaissance #arthistory #artmuseum

He created realism built of cold structures and isolated people. Hopper twisted the cityscape into a constructed landscape with elevated views, horizontal plains, and private, impenetrable lives. The Whitney exhibition is near-encyclopedic. https://hyperallergic.com/801406/edward-hoppers-views-of-isolation/?fbclid=IwAR1rqcPFl1L0pkKpqFI8dNk_AprITbqMSfcoRhtnC30LLAdNx7ygy3g_CMw
#modernart #museum #arthistory #socialrealism #realism #potterdayart #artcollector #realist

Who the heck bought all of that mid-century furniture when it was new, anyway? Hyperallergic takes a look. (Hint: most of the modern designers were male & white.) More complex, the meaning of these designs can be found in how the designs were advertised, how they were used to advertise other products, and how they appeared in the media. https://hyperallergic.com/639763/mid-century-modernism-racial-history/?fbclid=IwAR1dKE4Ll6m2-vzYWOAM4QfCioXa4lwTo8lCAjM6tHlmi0vOXug3cmbdU78
#modernism #modernart #moderndesign #modernist #midcentury #midcenturydesign #postwar #artcollector #arthistory #potterdayart