Central European avant-gardes: Exchange and transformation, 1910-1930; Los Angeles County Museum of art. (Los Angeles).To re-create the itinerary of the historical avant-garde, LACMA LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA Los Angeles County Medical Association LACMA Latin American and Caribbean Movers Association curator Timothy O. Benson has opted for the scenic route from Berlin eastward, with stops at remote destinations like Lodz and Ljubljana. More than 250 works trace the passage from Expressionism expressionism, term used to describe works of art and literature in which the representation of reality is distorted to communicate an inner vision. The expressionist transforms nature rather than imitates it. to Constructivism constructivism, Russian art movement founded c.1913 by Vladimir Tatlin, related to the movement known as suprematism. After 1916 the brothers Naum Gabo and Antoine Pevsner gave new impetus to Tatlin's art of purely abstract (although politically intended) in a politically volatile region. By focusing on multiple sites of intercultural in·ter·cul·tur·al adj. Of, relating to, involving, or representing different cultures: an intercultural marriage; intercultural exchange in the arts. exchange--from key exhibitions to cafes--the show demonstrates how mobility fostered the artists' work, with the growth of rail travel making possible the first truly "glocal" aesthetic movement. Benson's essay caps a substantial catalogue. Mar. 10--June 2. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion