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Celebrating Modern Art: The Anderson Collection.


MUSEUM OF MODERN ART modern art, art created from the 19th cent. to the mid-20th cent. by artists who veered away from the traditional concepts and techniques of painting, sculpture, and other fine arts that had been practiced since the Renaissance (see Renaissance art and architecture). Nearly every phase of modern art was initially greeted by the public with ridicule, but as the shock wore off, the various movements settled into history, influencing and inspiring new generations of 

Long before software entrepreneur Peter Norton discovered his passion for slick-but-socially-conscious art (e.g., Carrie Mae Weems) or UPN mogul Dean Valentine began scooping up the work of art-school debutantes, California collecting was defined by the Andersons ("Hunk" and "Moo (MultiUser Dimension Object-Oriented Technology) Same as MUD.") of Atherton. The crewcut food-service baron and his wife may look American Gothic, but their art is mostly American great-- Sam Francis, Scott Burton, Martin Puryear, Elizabeth Murray--and California cool, from David Park to Deborah Oropallo. Their holdings (started in 1964 and still growing) will constitute the largest show yet at SF MOMA Moma (mō`mä), town, E central Mozambique. It is important mainly as a harbor for the export of tropical produce.. And kids, can you say "Promised gift of..."? Oct. 7, 2000-Jan. 15, 2001.
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Author:Plagens, Peter
Publication:Artforum International
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Sep 1, 2000
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