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High Museum of Art examines pivotal moments in 20th century art through new exhibition |
| October 13th, 2012 01:35:07 am |
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art explores the development of modern and contemporary art by selecting key years in art history that represent watershed moments in the 20th century in the upcoming exhibition “Fast Forward: Modern Moments 1913 ›› 2013”. The exhibition presents approximately 100 works of art created during the years 1913, 1929, 1950, 1961, and 1988, as well as the art of today. The exhibition examines the years prior to the start of World War I and the Great Depression, the lead-up to postwar American prosperity and the years preceding the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall and how artists responded to and were influenced by events on the world stage. The exhibition also presents the works of contemporary artists Aaron Curry, Katharina Grosse, and Sarah Sze, whose work extends themes first explored in the 20th century and updates them for the 21st century. “Fast Forward: |
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