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Modern Art
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 1913 Armory Show 
 "Lauded as one of the most influential events in the history of American art, the Armory Show [in New York City] has a mythic legacy," and is perhaps best known for exhibiting Marcel Duchamp's avant-garde painting "Nude Descending a Staircase." The site presents a virtual tour of the show, brief commentary on each area of the exhibition, and related essays. Also includes an extensive bibliography. From American Studies at the University of Virginia. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MUSEUM/Armory/entrance.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Schools of Art Last updated Apr 10, 2009 Alberto Giacometti
A collection of twenty-six works by the Swiss sculptor, painter, and draftsman. Includes commentary, a biographical chronology, and selected bibliography. Companion to an exhibit of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2001/giacometti/start/goflash.html Topics: Artists, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Schools of Art Last updated Jul 29, 2009 Art Deco Architecture
This site chronicles the development of the twentieth century art deco movement in architecture. It provides history, architects, example buildings, societies, and related links. http://www.retropolis.net/ Topics: Architecture, Schools of Art Last updated Aug 16, 2002 Art Deco Society of Los Angeles
Site for this organization that celebrates and helps preserve Art Deco buildings in Los Angeles. The site features images of Art Deco buildings; a list of Art Deco hotels, restaurants, and shopping opportunities; and society newsletters back to 1999. http://www.adsla.org Topics: Architecture, Schools of Art Last updated Feb 22, 2005 Avant-Garde and Kitsch
"This is [Clement] Greenberg's breakthrough essay from 1939, written for the Partisan Review. ... He came, later, to reject much of the essay -- notably the definition of kitsch [art] which he later believed to be ill thought out. ... The essay also carried within it the seeds of his notion of modernism." From a Greenberg enthusiast, and with the support of Greenberg's widow. http://www.sharecom.ca/greenberg/kitsch.html Topics: Schools of Art Last updated Sep 5, 2006 Bauhaus-Archiv Museum of Design
From 1919-1933, the Bauhaus was a driving force in the synthesis of technology with architecture, design, and art. The heart of the website for the Bauhaus Archive/Museum, in Berlin, is "Bauhaus 1919-1933," an illustrated chronicle and analysis of this major movement. Key resources include the Manifesto, a Chronology, and profiles of major figures, such as Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer, and Mies van der Rohe. http://www.bauhaus.de/english/bauhausarchiv/ Topics: Architecture, Museums, Nonfiction by Genre, Schools of Art Last updated Sep 11, 2007 Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley: Art Exhibitions
Nearly 400 essays "on selected art exhibitions from 1995 to the present, plus a complete history of over 200 MATRIX [Program for Contemporary Art] exhibitions, covering more than 25 years." Browse by year or search by keyword, exhibition title, or artist. http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/search/art Topics: Museums, Schools of Art Last updated Apr 4, 2007 Beyond Geometry: Experiments in Form, 1940s to 1970s
This site is a companion to an exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) that "examines a group of related artistic developments involving the use of radically simplified form and systematic strategies, which emerged in Europe and the Americas between 1945 and 1979." The site features an overview of artistic movements, annotated images, brief biographical information about the artists, a timeline, and a glossary. http://www.lacma.org/beyondgeometry/ Topics: Schools of Art Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Book/Shelf
Companion to an exhibit of modern art in the shape of books, which are "difficult to categorize. ... The works presented here use a variety of techniques -- photography, film printing, assemblage, drawing, and sound recording." View highlights of works by artists such as Dieter Roth, Edward Ruscha, and Brian Belott. From the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2008/bookshelf/ Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Schools of Art Last updated Jul 29, 2009 Breaking the Rules: The Printed Face of the European Avant Garde 1900 - 1937
Companion to an exhibit that "mainly through the medium of print ... throws new light on Cubism, Expressionism, Futurism, Dadaism, Suprematism, Constructivism, Surrealism and other movements; [and] on the artists." View a detailed chronology of European avant garde art movements, and read transcripts or listen to a "series of exhibition podcasts, [in which] British Library curators and guests talk about some of the most intriguing items on display." From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/breakingtherules Topics: Schools of Art Last updated Feb 20, 2008 Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA)
This Seattle museum "serves the Pacific Northwest as a catalyst and forum for the advancement, development, and understanding of contemporary art" by exhibiting new and experimental artwork of international, national and local artists. The Web site features information on current exhibits, an events calendar, and archives of past exhibits. http://www.cocaseattle.org Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Schools of Art Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society
The site of this nonprofit organization provides information about the life and works of Scottish architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928). Features a timeline, FAQ, information about his wife Margaret Macdonald, image collection of his works, and a virtual tour of Mackintosh attractions in Glasgow. Also includes a list of exhibitions featuring the work of Macintosh, and selected articles from the society's journal (in the "Free Downloads" section). Searchable. http://www.crmsociety.com Topics: Architecture, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Schools of Art Last updated Jun 21, 2005 Cranbrook Art Museum
This is "a contemporary art museum located at the heart of Cranbrook Educational Community [in Michigan], one of the nation's greatest architectural complexes." The site features information about current exhibits and selected images from the permanent collection. It also provides a virtual tour of Saarinen House, "the home and studio designed by Eliel Saarinen, the Finnish-American architect and Cranbrook's resident architect from 1925 to 1950." http://www.cranbrookart.edu/museum/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Schools of Art Last updated Oct 26, 2005 Debating American Modernism: Stieglitz, Duchamp, and the New York Avant-Garde
Companion to an exhibit of works by "artists associated with American photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) and French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) [who] spurred the development of modern art in the United States between 1915 and 1929." Features an introductory essay, an illustrated chronology (1902-1929), a student guide (discussing items such as Duchamp's "Fountain," a urinal), classroom activities, and bibliography and links. From the American Federation of Arts. http://www.afaweb.org/education/downloads/DebatingModernism/eresources.php Topics: Schools of Art Last updated Oct 8, 2007 Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
This London museum "is known internationally for its core of Futurist works, as well as figurative art and sculpture dating from 1890 to the 1950s. It features paintings by Futurism's main protagonists: Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carrà, Gino Severini, Luigi Russolo and Ardengo Soffici" as well as others. The site features brief artist biographies with images, and information about exhibits. http://www.estorickcollection.com/ Topics: Art by Region, Museums, Museums by Place, Schools of Art Last updated May 5, 2008 Guernica: Testimony of War
Devoted to Pablo Picasso's Guernica , commissioned for the Spanish Pavillion of the 1937 World's Fair. Includes a timeline, and information on the Spanish Civil War, Franco, and the bombing of Guernica, Spain. Also explores the symbolism and artistic process behind the creation of the mural. From the PBS site Treasures of the World . http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/guernica_nav/main_guerfrm.html Topics: Art by Region, History By Place, Schools of Art, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Feb 20, 2003 Henri Matisse: The Fauves
Online analysis of a painting by Henri Matisse, who was a member of group of early 20th century artists "dubbed 'fauves' -- wild beasts" for their use of bright colors and "primitive" brushwork. Provides detailed views of Matisse's "Open Window, Collioure" (1905), one of the first fauve works, and images of works by other fauve artists. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. http://www.nga.gov/feature/artnation/fauve/ Topics: Art by Region, Schools of Art Last updated Feb 28, 2006 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
This site provides access to holdings that have been previously inaccessible online. In addition to the searchable collection of over 4,000 records (not all have images) of objects in the museum, highlights include a rotating display of individual artworks; an exciting interactive component where users can create sculptures using a palette of shapes, colors, and effects; and an historical cinematic slide show of the Hirshhorn, the Smithsonian's museum of modern and contemporary art. http://hirshhorn.si.edu/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Schools of Art Last updated Apr 3, 2002 International Dada Archive
This site provides information on the resources and services of the International Dada Archive at the University of Iowa Libraries. The site features a searchable online Dada bibliography, and scanned images of Dada periodicals, books, pamphlets, and ephemera. It also includes an essay about the historic Dada artistic movement and links to additional information about individual Dada writers and artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Jean Arp, and Man Ray. http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/dada/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Nonfiction by Genre, Schools of Art Last updated Jul 28, 2003 It's Kitsch (Not That There Is Anything Wrong With That)
This 2006 paper discusses "the intersection of kitsch, 19th-century art, and contemporary art criticism by those who love/hate what they see" on the walls of New York's Dahesh Museum, "the only institution in the United States devoted to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting works by Europe's academically trained artists of the 19th and early 20th centuries." Opens directly into a PDF document. By a curator at the Dahesh Museum. http://www.daheshmuseum.org/collection/pdf/Dahesh_Curator_Lisa_Small_On_Kitsch.pdf Topics: Schools of Art Last updated May 6, 2007 James McNeill Whistler
Online exhibit about expatriate American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), "best known for being a master of many mediums, including paintings, etchings, and lithographs." The site features biographical information, a timeline, examples of his art, a bibliography, and related links. From the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/whistler/whistlerdefault.htm Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Arts and Humanities, Schools of Art Last updated Jan 6, 2005 Jasper Johns: A Retrospective
Contains a career Chronology and images of Selected Works of the influential American painter and sculptor. See Bibliography for a list of print resources (complete through 1996), including Exhibition Catalogues and Exhibition History . Online companion to the 1996 exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/1996/johns/index.html Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Schools of Art Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Joy Before the Object: Expressions of Modernism From UCR/CMP Collections
An exhibit of Modernist photographs. "Modernist photography began in the 1910s as a reaction against the pictorial styles that had dominated art photography since the 1880s. ... Modernist photographers and theorists proposed that photography should represent the technical characteristics of the medium -- pure and unmanipulated." Features images of photographs and quotes from Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Paul Strand, and others. Includes essay. From the California Museum of Photography (CMP), University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/joy/ Topics: Photography, Schools of Art Last updated Sep 18, 2006 La Biennale di Venezia
"The Venice Biennale is one of the oldest cultural organizations: it was set up in 1893 ... and today is an interdisciplinary Foundation concerned with architecture, visual arts, cinema, dance, music, and theatre." The site provides a timeline of Venice Biennale history, a calendar (for events such as the Venice International Film Festival and the International Festival of Contemporary Music), photo galleries, and news. Searchable. In English and Italian. http://www.labiennale.org/en/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Schools of Art Last updated Oct 14, 2004 The Legacy Project
"Numerous artworks from around the world, addressing the absence and losses experienced by societies as a result of past tragedies, including war, genocide, ethnic conflict, and population displacement" document 20th-century traumas such as apartheid, Khmer Rouge activities in Cambodia, the Holocaust, the Vietnam War, slavery, and September 11. The "Literary Sampler" features an archive of writings from around the world. http://www.legacy-project.org/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Black Resources, Health & Medical Disciplines, History, Labor, Schools of Art, Science, Science, Social Science Last updated Feb 27, 2007 Let the World In: Prints by Robert Rauschenberg From the National Gallery of Art and Related Collections
This presentation examines prints made by American artist Robert Rauschenberg starting in the early 1960s, nearly a decade after he had "countered the introspective canvases of abstract expressionism with works he called 'Combines.'" Includes essays with images of the prints, which incorporate newspaper and magazine clippings, images of great works of art, and photographs of everyday subjects and of family and friends. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2007/rauschenberg/index.shtm Topics: Schools of Art Last updated May 14, 2008 Man Ray: Photothèque Numérique/Digital Photographic Library
A searchable collection of works by the American artist Man Ray, including photographs, paintings, drawings, sculpture, and stills from his films. Search by category or theme. Features a brief biography in the form of a timeline. Also available in French. http://www.manray-photo.com/ Topics: Artists, Photography, Schools of Art Last updated Dec 23, 2004 Matisse & Picasso
Companion to a television program "[that] offers compelling portraits of two of the 20th century's greatest artists and the gentle rivalry that spurred each man to higher levels of achievement." The site includes brief biographies, images of selected works, and timelines of the lives of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. Also includes transcripts of conversations with experts, and materials for teachers. From Texas public radio and TV station KERA. http://www.matisse-picasso.com/ Topics: Artists, Schools of Art Last updated Mar 1, 2006 MOCA: The Museum of Contemporary Art
Site of a Los Angeles art museum "committed to the collection, presentation, and interpretation of work produced since 1940 in all media." Contains images from the permanent collection, browsable by artist, classification (painting, photography, sculpture), and decade. Also includes information on exhibitions, events, and educational programs. http://www.moca-la.org/ Topics: Museums, Schools of Art Last updated Mar 26, 2007 Modernism
Examples of decorative art and design objects from the European and American Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Wiener Werkstätte, De Stijl, Bauhaus, and Art Deco movements are enhanced by a timeline (1880 to 1940) and brief video introductions by the exhibit curator, David Ryan. Includes definitions of terms, photographs of artists and designers, and curatorial comments on modernism, antiques, and collecting. From The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Searchable. http://www.artsmia.org/modernism/ Topics: Schools of Art Last updated Feb 9, 2003 Modernism: Designing a New World, 1914-1939
Companion to an exhibit showcasing a range of early 20th century objects "including architectural, interior, furniture, product, graphic and fashion design as well as painting, sculpture, film, photography, prints, collage -- [that] reflects the period's emphasis on the unity of the arts and the key role of the fine arts in shaping contemporary visual culture." The site includes exhibit highlights, an object search, panel text, and more. From the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, London. http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1331_modernism/ Topics: Schools of Art Last updated May 8, 2006 Modigliani: Beyond the Myth
This site is a companion to a show at the Jewish Museum that presents the work of Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani. "An anomaly among the many foreign Jewish artists who lived in Paris during the early 1900s, Modigliani remained independent of any movement or style, and was known primarily for his reclining nudes and portraits with elegantly elongated features." The site features annotated images of over a dozen paintings and sculptures. http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/site/pages/onlinex.php?id=22 Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Judaism, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Schools of Art Last updated Mar 25, 2005 Monuments of the Future: Designs by El Lissitzky
Devoted to the Russian artist. Features a chronology of Lissitzky's life, and images of his work in typography, book design, exhibition design, and photography. From the Getty Research Institute. http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/digitized_collections/lissitzky/ Topics: Artists, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Schools of Art Last updated May 22, 2005 On-Line Picasso Project
A searchable catalog of thousands of Pablo Picasso's works. Provides a brief description, location information, and a small thumbnail image of each work. Also has links to museums with Picasso collections, biographical information, an extensive bibliography, and an archive of articles about the artist. http://picasso.tamu.edu/picasso/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Schools of Art Last updated Jul 26, 2006 Pablo Picasso: Official Web Site
Charming website for 20th century artist Pablo Picasso, known for his development of cubism, his blue and pink period works, his "Guernica" painting, and more. Features an illustrated timeline, a genealogy (showing his many loves), material about his studios (in France, Spain, and elsewhere), and illustrated essays about selected works. Also includes a list of exhibitions around the world. In English, Spanish, and French. http://www.picasso.fr/us/picasso_page_index.php Topics: Artists, Schools of Art Last updated Feb 26, 2008 Rebels: Painters and Poets of the 1950s
This exhibit explores the innovative works of American painters and poets following the end of World War II. The site features essays about each of these groups, with discussions about painters such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Mark Rothko; and poets from "four overlapping constellations: the Beat Generation, the San Francisco Renaissance, the Black Mountain poets, and the New York School poets." Also includes selected images. From the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/rebels/ Topics: Poetry, Schools of Art Last updated Mar 20, 2006 The Russian Avant-Garde Book, 1910-1934
Includes images of over 100 books created by Russian avant-garde writers and artists, including schools of Futurism, Cubo-Futurism, Rayism, Neo-primitivism, and zaum; and books featuring innovative use of typography and themes of Judaica. See the "Book Index" for a complete list of titles, browsable by author/artist, publisher, and year of publication. From the Museum of Modern Art, New York. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2002/russian/ Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Schools of Art Last updated Oct 5, 2009 A Sight for Sore Eyes
Critical, though thorough, analysis from July 2005 of the group of young German artists known as the "New Leipzig School." The article includes information about the development of this group of representational painters, images, and links to sites with information about specific artists, such as Neo Rauch, the leader of the group. From a website that provides essays related to the arts in Germany. http://www.signandsight.com/features/287.html Topics: Art by Region, Schools of Art Last updated Jan 9, 2006 Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated): Art from 1951 to the Present
This set of lesson plans focuses on Minimalist art as first introduced by American artists the 1960s and 1970s. Minimalism is primarily sculptural and "is based on the essential qualities of geometric forms." Includes curriculum related to artists Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Sol LeWitt, Agnes Martin, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres. From the Guggenheim Museum, New York. http://artscurriculum.guggenheim.org/lessons/sf_intro.php# Topics: Schools of Art Last updated Feb 17, 2009 SoCal: Southern California Art of the 1960s and 70s From LACMA's Collection
This exhibit surveys Southern California art in the 1960s and 1970s, by contrasting the "sleek, elegant, even transcendent works of the 'light and space' and 'finish fetish' artists ... with the gritty, tawdry materials and imagery of assemblage and California pop art." Includes images and links to additional works by Southern California artists. From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=exhibit;id=8849 Topics: Schools of Art Last updated Mar 12, 2008 The Société Anonyme: Modernism for America
Companion to a 2006-1010 traveling exhibit about the Société Anonyme, Inc., an organization founded in 1920 by artists Katherine Dreier, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray to "promote avant-garde art to American audiences." The organization also "amassed an exceptional -- and exceptionally broad -- collection of European and American art, dating primarily from 1920-1940." The site features background about representative artists and images of works. From the Yale University Art Gallery. http://artgallery.yale.edu/socanon/ Topics: Schools of Art Last updated Jun 20, 2006 South Bay Deco
This site celebrates Art Deco architecture with images and short essays on bus depots, motels, and buildings in Miami and Los Angeles. Also contains a short guide to streamline style. From an author and professor at San Jose State University. http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/southbaydeco/ Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, Schools of Art Last updated Nov 15, 2006 The Vincent van Gogh Gallery
This site is a comprehensive site on the artist, with about 3,500 pages and a similar number of graphics. There's a section on his earliest works; a map locating those paintings housed in museums and public institutions worldwide; biographical information, including photographs, a chronology, and excerpts from letters between Vincent and his brother, Theo. There are also annotated lists of books, films, CD-ROMs, and Web sites. Available in several languages including English and Spanish. Searchable. http://www.vggallery.com Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Correspondence, Schools of Art Last updated Jul 19, 2005 Zentrum Paul Klee
Official site for the Paul Klee Center in Bern, Switzerland, which opened in 2005 and is dedicated to the work of this 20th century Swiss artist. The site features visitor information and a database of hundreds of images of Klee paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures. Also includes information about the architecture and landscape sculpture of the museum building designed by Renzo Piano, and links to related sites. In English, German, and French. http://www.paulkleezentrum.ch/ww/en/pub/web_root.cfm Topics: Artists, Schools of Art Last updated Nov 30, 2005 |
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